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Memory Power -Technique 8 : Mind Map Town!
2007-11-25 16:01:00
I would recommend that you don’t try this system until you have grown confidence using all the other systems, and that you are able to create strong images in your head in under 4 seconds. If you can’t do that yet, don’t worry. With only a couple of weeks practice you will be able to, and when you can, return and have a go at one of the most powerful uses of the memory system I can imagine. And it’s fun too!You need to have an awareness of what mind mapping is. If you haven’t come across the term before, might I recommend you take a few moments to read it up on the internet. I would suggest the home page of the man who invented Mind mapping – Tony Buzan .Mind mapping creates colours and images on a piece of paper which which by there very nature are more memorable. They are also fantastic tools for being able to pull together information and cross reference it, without the restrictions of the linear page.That said, if you have lots of information on a page – for instanc...
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Memory Power -Technique 7: Place
2007-11-25 15:56:00
We now return to ancient Greece where the great memorizers first hung out! This was the very system, also known as the LOCI system, that they used.They would walk around their city or town, getting a real feel for their environment. Sometimes they would explore buildings, or use statues. But they would repeat the same route over and over. Walking it. Similar in many ways to the journey system yet different in that they would be specific about the places that they would go to.You can do the same, in a couple of different ways.Start with your own house, each room in your house becomes a location place. Just now, in your imagination, see how powerful a mind you have and go into each room in turn and recall what is there, every item, every picture. Spend time making the impression you have as real as possible. Now decide the order that you are going to walk around your house. Some people choose to walk around it in the order that they do as they get ready in the morning,or their bed tim...
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Memory Power -Technique 6 : Journey
2007-11-25 15:52:00
If you take a regular journey to somewhere, using the same route over and over, the chances are that right now you will be able to sit down and recall each individual step along the way. Whether you are walking, driving or a passenger familiarity will mean that you have in your mind both sequence and unique images all ready to drop in your lists or other information that you want to store away.Imagine a train journey that you might take to work, you ride past stations that you can identify not only by sight, without reference to a sign, but you know which station is before it and which station is after it.All you need to do to memorise your information is place your key images on each station. Of course if you can identify other points in your journey – bridges, fields, office blocks and so forth – then you will have many more points of reference that will provide you with the building blocks and pegs for your memory system.What’s more, because of the flexibility of this syste...
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Memory Power -Technique 5 : Story
2007-11-25 15:49:00
Stories have captured our imagination since time began, it is part of who we are. We can probably all remember our favourite story and recall many of the details. But even if you are not the most creative person in the world you can use the power of story to help you to remember lists. It actually brings together two ideas, one of story and one of linking images.To link images you simply take your first image and link it in a humorous way to the second image, the second to the third, the third to the fourth and so on. It’s important as it was in the other systems that you focus on the link each time and just the two images rather than trying to concentrate on the whole picture. Here’s another list of 10 – a shopping list this time.CarrotsBananasMilkCheeseOrange juiceButterWashing up liquidShoe polishDusterLemonadeBefore I make my suggestion, why not take a moment to look through the list and link each item in a funny way. One extra note, link the last item ( the lemonade ) bac...
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Memory Power -Technique 4: Letter Shape
2007-11-25 15:34:00
It’s all getting a bit complex now so we will now simplify it again, and look at a system that was discovered many years ago whereby whole words could be made out of letters.We can see that numbers are the easiest way of organising the information, but unfortunately numbers in themselves are fairly abstract. So a system had to be found which would enable numbers to take on flesh and blood. This would have two advantages – the first would mean that you could create an infinite number of memory places without having to keep the images becoming more and more complex with patches and banks; the second was that you could retain dates, telephone numbers and other strings of complex digits. The system is based around each number having a shape which relates to the shape of a letter, or rather the shape of the letter AND ANY OTHER PHONIC SOUND PRODUCED BY SIMILAR LETTERS OR COMBINATION OF LETTERS.For example ‘ f ‘ in fish is the same sound as ‘ ph ‘ in elephant. These are the le...
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Memory Power -Technique 3: body parts
2007-11-18 09:52:00
For kinaesthetic learners – that is people who learn best by moving around – this is for you! It involves the body and movement, at first anyway.Think of your body as your own filing system, beginning at your feet. There are no numbers involved this time, just placement.The pegs are (in order from bottom to top)FootKneeThighBottomWaistChestArmsNeck FaceHairAs you will see, there are 10 places once more. For the next ten minutes do the following. Say each part of your body out loud and then touch it. Remember what it feels like – firm, squidgy, lumpy etc.Leave it for 5 minutes (make a cup of tea or coffee)Now come back and close your eyes, picture yourself going through the actions again touching each part of the body as you did before BUT ONLY DO IT IN YOUR IMAGINATION, NOT PHYSICALLY. Do this for 5 minutes.You are now ready to start using your body as the next peg system.Find yourself 10 things and write out a list.In your imagination take each item an attach it to each body p...
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Memory Power -Technique 2 : Number shapes.
2007-10-24 11:00:00
A number has a shape all of its own, but needs a little interpretation.0 is an orange1 is a paint brush2 is a swan3 is a camel4 is the sail of a yacht5 is a hook on a fishing line6 is the trunk of an elephant7 is a cliff8 is a snowman9 is a golf club10 bat and ballUsing the guidelines for number rhymes, this time memorize a new list of 10 items, but this time link the pictures of the SHAPES system to the objects. I.e. Link your first item with a paintbrush (for 1) the second with a swan, the third with a camel etc. So a car at position 5 might be imagining pulling a car from a river using a hook and line.How to turn 10 into 100!A bit clever this …. Firstly, you will need to decide which system you like best, rhymes or shapes. If it is rhymes, then that is the BANK, and the shapes become the PATCH. Vice versa if you preference the other. It works like this.Lets assume that you prefer rhymes. 1-10 is the same as a simple list. 11 upwards you c...
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Memory Power- Technique 1 : Peg System
2007-10-24 10:51:00
System 1 - Number rhymeIN 5 MINUTES TIME YOU WILL BE ABLE TO RECALL A 10 ITEM SHOPPINGLIST IN ORDER, BACKWARDS, FORWARDS, AND INSIDE OUT!Take each number between 1 and 10 - I will be using numbers in the text to make it easier for you to read.Now create rhymes for each of those numbers. You should do it yourself, but here is what I use. This is not exclusive and you may prefer your own rhymes. What is important is that they are memorable, and solid concrete ideas –emotions will not work. You are working with pictures not ideas!1 Bun2 shoe3 tree4 door5 hive6 sticks7 heaven8 gate9 wine10 henMOVE ON TO THE NEXT STAGE ONLY WHEN YOU ARE SURE THAT YOU CAN REMEMBER YOUR OBJECT RHYMES.Now, when you say the word ‘1’, immediately you should have the rhyme of a bun (in my case). ‘5’ would make you think of a bee-hive. You will get quicker in time, like the trickle becomes a stream, and it will take less effort.This is your peg system.Now I am go...
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