Review: "The Memory Book" by Harry Lorayne and Jerry Lucas (1974)
The Memory Book may be the best book on visual mnemonics I’ve ever read. I just wish these mnemonics actually worked.
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KeepWhatYouLearn.com Will Soon Become HowToRemember.biz
As my memory research changes focus, I’m relaunching this site with a new domain and a new theme. But I’ll still be blogging about the same basic idea: how to remember anything you want.
The Dark Side of Mnemonics
What if mnemonics (memory prompts) actually weaken your memory?
Learn Morse Code With a Free Anki Deck and Mnemonics
You can learn Morse code really, really fast with a free Anki deck and a few mnemonics.
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Make Loci on a Car Trip
You can “store” memories in real-life places, or “loci”, that you remember well. You might think that you would run out of memorable places. Actually, you can make loci out of places you only see once. It’s time to change the way you think about pit stops.
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Memorize an "Entire" Book: Make the Good Parts into Flashcards
If you want to keep what you read, the first step is to collect the parts you want to memorize as you read. After you finish the book, you make those parts into memorable flashcards. Here’s how.
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Teachers: Get free custom memory materials for your class (Fall 2011)
Do your students forget what you teach? With the right study techniques, they could ace all your tests. The hard part isn’t memorizing. The hard part is preparing the memory materials. So let me do it for you. I’ll prepare custom study materials for your specific class. For a limited time, I’ll even do it for free.
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Remember Numbers
Numbers usually don’t give us a strong mental image. So we use a code, where consonants stand for numbers. Now we can use words to “spell” numbers!
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Remember Years
When you study history, you have many years to remember. How can you memorize 4-digit years? Here are some options.
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Rhyme and Rhythm: Overview
“Rhyme and rhythm” may be the easiest way to remember things. But did you know that the rhythm can be even more important than the rhyme?
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