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Everyday Memorization Techniques
- Make new connections that are visual (and perhaps outrageous): Turn the sound of names into a visual representation and anchor it to a physical picture of whatever you want to remember; Animate the images to easily remember them; Engage as many of your senses as possible.
- Write notes or lectures down instead of typing them, to activate your brain and senses. Creating mind maps could also help you remember.
- Use spaced repetition, from short to long time spaces when recalling/reviewing an information.
- Share what you're learning, so you can prepare and organize your knowledge, and improve your understanding.
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Memory Palace
With the memory palace technique, you associate a location you're familiar with—such as your apartment, the block you grew up on, or the route you take to work or school—with the items you're trying to remember. It works because you're visually pegging (or "placing") representations...
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Lifestyle Changes That Can Improve Memory
- Get a good night's sleep or take a power nap after learning something new, to help retain and retrieve memories better. Sleep deprivation and acquisition of too much information will not help you save those memories.
- Get moving, to improve the flow of oxygen-rich blood ...
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The Science of Memory
- Encoding - the stage when the brain consciously acknowledges information based on our senses. When we attach meaning or factual knowledge to any of this sensory input, that's called semantic encoding which makes us retain memories longer.
- Storage - it is when inf...
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Chunking
... refers to the grouping of information into smaller sets, to easily remember them based on the patterns or organization each segments form.
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Common Mnemonics
- Acronyms/Expression Mnemonics are sets of letters or words that correspond to certain words or meaning.
- Music Mnemonics are catchy songs or jingles that help you to remember long string of words or letters.
- Rhyming Mnemonics refer to the rhymes of the end...
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Mnemonics
Any system or device designed to aid memory:
- patterns of letters or words (common mnemonics)
- ideas (memory palace)
- associations (chunking)
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Study Tips for Visual Learners
- Color Code. Assign color to common themes in your lectures, when highlighting information.
- Organize your notes by compiling handouts, putting tabs, writing neatly, using outlines, to make your notes appealing.
- Study the Graphics. Use charts and graphics i...
The Retrospective Revision Timetable
This is the last step towards effective memorization and it involves systematic spaced repetition. You can do it by using a retrospective timetable.
This technique involves creating a spreadsheet that starts with a list of subjects, topics or essays that you have put toget...
How Your Mind Registers Information
To use your memory, you need to figure out how your mind registers information. It can be in writing or audio/visual format. It’s important to leave technology behind and focus on the individual or group in front of you.
- When we get introduced to someone or meet them for the first ti...
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