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Mnemonics

Mnemonics

memory device that helps you retain and retrieve information simply with the use of retrieval cues to encode information in the brain.

  1. List the words you want to remember.
  2. Write the initials of each word vertically.
  3. Create a sentence/phrase using the initials.

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Mnemonic Peg System

Mnemonic Peg System

... is a technique in memorizing lists by memorizing the words that rhyme with a number easy to associate with the word you want to remember.

  1. Assign an easy word that rhymes with every number.
    For example: 0 = hero, 1 = bun, 2 = shoe, 3 = tree, ...
  2. Associat...

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The Brain as a Snowy Hill

The Brain as a Snowy Hill

The snowy hill represents the brain, the people sledding are like the memories, and the trails left behind are the synapses in the brain.

Think of the brain as a hill covered in snow, and thoughts as sleds gliding down that hill. As one sled after another goes down the hill a small n...

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Memory Palace/The Method of Loci

Memory Palace/The Method of Loci

A method to enhance memory using visualizations with the use of spatial memory.

  1. Choose a place that you know really well.
  2. Plan the route and pick specific locations in your route.
  3. Decide what you want to memorize
  4. Place an object or two, with a menta...

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Transfer by Learning

Transfer by Learning

... is a way to learn something in one area and apply it to another.

  • Vertical Transfer/Far Transfer: Learning of something in the early years and applying it later in life.
  • Horizontal Transfer/Near Transfer: Learning a concept from a certain subject and...

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Chunking

Chunking

... is a way to remember large bits of information by chunking them into smaller pieces of information.

  1. Write down the numbers or content you want to remember.
  2. Cut the numbers to segments or divide the content to phrases through chunking.

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Jordan Peterson's Editing Advice

  • Make your sentences shorter, eliminating all unnecessary words.  U should cut each sentence by 15-25%.
  • Make sure each word is precisely the right word to express your meaning.  Don't use vocabulary you haven't fully mastered.
  • Read each sentence aloud and listen...
  • Retrieval

    Retrieval is when you try to recall what you've learned. There are many ways to do this, some better than others.

    Why it works: It strengthens your memory and interrupts forgetting. The act of retrieving information helps facilitate long-term recall.

    How to ap...

    Train yourself to think

    The words you habitually use when you're thinking (and then expressing those thoughts) mold how you see the world. For example, people who habitually think (and speak and write) the word "hate" tend to find an ever-increasing number of things to hate.

    When you ...

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