Koliedrus
05-16-2001, 07:51 PM
A long time ago in a forum far, far away...
I wrote the following while two giants battled for post-count.
Use it. It works.
Kol
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Background: When I was ten, my sister taught me this little memory trick. It's only useful when attempting to memorize a short list. For brevity, I'll concentrate on 10.
First you assign an object to each of the numbers between 1 and 10. Each object represents the number in a way that is difficult to forget. I call this the "Master List".
1. a necktie (it looks like a #1)
2. a swan on a lake (again, looks like the number)
3. poison ivy (three leaves)
4. a chair (four legs and also looks like a four when turned upside down)
5. a glove (obvious)
6. a six-pack (again, obvious)
7. a street lamp (shaped like a 7)
8. an hour-glass
9. a balloon on a wooden stick (takes a little more effort)
10. baseball bat and ball (or a skinny guy standing next to a plump female)
Once you have that master list memorized, you can begin associating it with the list you wish to store.
If the first item on your list is a two-liter bottle, tie a necktie around it in your mind.
Sprinkle the swan with parmesan cheese, and your second item is stored.
Poison Ivy makes Po itch. He's number three.
A beach-ball on a chair? Ok. #4
Ice cream. In your mind, imagine jamming your hand into a glove filled with it.
Etc...
Get the picture? :-)
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Oyster-brain in a cookie jar.
I wrote the following while two giants battled for post-count.
Use it. It works.
Kol
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Background: When I was ten, my sister taught me this little memory trick. It's only useful when attempting to memorize a short list. For brevity, I'll concentrate on 10.
First you assign an object to each of the numbers between 1 and 10. Each object represents the number in a way that is difficult to forget. I call this the "Master List".
1. a necktie (it looks like a #1)
2. a swan on a lake (again, looks like the number)
3. poison ivy (three leaves)
4. a chair (four legs and also looks like a four when turned upside down)
5. a glove (obvious)
6. a six-pack (again, obvious)
7. a street lamp (shaped like a 7)
8. an hour-glass
9. a balloon on a wooden stick (takes a little more effort)
10. baseball bat and ball (or a skinny guy standing next to a plump female)
Once you have that master list memorized, you can begin associating it with the list you wish to store.
If the first item on your list is a two-liter bottle, tie a necktie around it in your mind.
Sprinkle the swan with parmesan cheese, and your second item is stored.
Poison Ivy makes Po itch. He's number three.
A beach-ball on a chair? Ok. #4
Ice cream. In your mind, imagine jamming your hand into a glove filled with it.
Etc...
Get the picture? :-)
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Oyster-brain in a cookie jar.