Chapter 3
Memory. . .
You
never
forget!
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The memory jungle . . .
Visualization #1: A well-worn path
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The memory jungle . . .
Visualization #2: A herd of thoughts
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The
memory
jungle
.
.
.
The memory jungle . . .
Visualization #3: Turning your back
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The memory jungle . . .
Visualization #4: You are
directing the animal traffic
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FOUR MEMORY TIPS
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


Organize it
Use your body
Use your brain
Recall it
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ORGANIZE IT
Learn
from the general to the
specific
Make
it meaningful
Create
associations
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USE YOUR BODY

Learn it once, actively

Relax

Create pictures

Recite and repeat

Write it down
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USE YOUR BRAIN
 Reduce
 Use
interference
daylight
 Overlearn
 Escape
the short-term
memory trap
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USE YOUR BRAIN (cont.)
 Distribute
 Be
learning
aware of attitudes
 Choose
what not to store
in memory
 Combine
memory
techniques
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RECALL IT

Remember something else

Notice when you do
remember

Use it before you lose it

Remember, you never forget!
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Link to something else
A
ritual
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Link to something else
A
ritual
Looking
at
your
watch
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Use imaginary clues
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Use imaginary clues
Telephone
hanging
on door
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Tell yourself---
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Tell yourself--At any time
I choose,
I will be able
to recall . . .
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Remembering names
 Recite and repeat in conversation
 Ask other person to recite and repeat
 Visualize
 Admit you don’t know
 Introduce yourself again
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Remembering names (cont.)
 Use associations
 Limit number of new
names you learn at one time
 Ask for photos or lists
 Go early
 Make it a game
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Mnemonic devices
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Mnemonic devices (cont.)

New words
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Mnemonic devices (cont.)

New words
– Acronyms
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Mnemonic devices (cont.)

New words
– Acronyms
» NASA
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Mnemonic devices (cont.)

New words
–
Acronyms
» NASA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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Mnemonic devices (cont.)

Creative sentences
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Mnemonic devices (cont.)

Creative sentences
– Acrostics
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Mnemonic devices (cont.)

Creative sentences
–
Acrostics
»
Every good boy does fine
musical notes on treble clef staff
(E, G, B, D, and F)
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Mnemonic devices (cont.)

Rhymes and songs
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Mnemonic devices (cont.)

Rhymes and songs
Coca-Cola’s
song
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Mnemonic devices (cont.)

Rhymes and songs
Coca-Cola’s
song
In fourteen
hundred and
ninety-two. . .
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Mnemonic devices (cont.)

Rhymes and songs
Coca-Cola’s
song
In fourteen
hundred and
ninety-two. . .
Thirty
days hath
September
...
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Mnemonic devices (cont.)

Systems
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Mnemonic devices (cont.)

Systems
– Loci
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Mnemonic devices (cont.)

Systems
– Loci
» visual associations with familiar
locations
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Mnemonic devices (cont.)

Systems
– Loci
» visual associations with familiar
locations
– Peg
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Mnemonic devices (cont.)

Systems
– Loci
» visual associations with familiar
locations
– Peg
» key words represented by
numbers
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FINAL MEMORY TIP
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FINAL MEMORY TIP
Remember,
you never forget!
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