Table of contents:
- How to memorize names
- How to remember upcoming events
- How to remember dates
- How to remember phone numbers
- How to memorize the texts of speeches
- How to remember passwords
2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44
Tips and techniques to help you retain important information for a long time.
How to memorize names
1. When meeting a person, try to repeat his name several times. So you will not only remember new information, but also make the interlocutor feel good about you.
2. Visualize the name. For example, imagine written on paper.
3. Use associations. It is better to associate the name with the occupation, hobbies of the person. So he will turn from an ordinary Vasya into Vasya, who has been playing chess since the age of three, and it will be easier for you to remember the name thanks to additional information.
4. Connect a new acquaintance with a person you know for a long time. So, Vasily, whom you met at a party, may look like sports commentator Vasily Utkin or love origami like your longtime friend of the same name. Using this method, the main thing is not to fall into the trap: a person may look like your friend with a completely different name, and there is a risk of calling him incorrectly.
How to remember upcoming events
5. Imagine in detail what will happen during this event, how you will get to the venue, what will be discussed at it. A large amount of information will fix the event in memory.
6. Countdown. Imagine how much time is left until day X, make a rough plan to prepare for it. This will make it possible to actualize the event, to make it real now, and it will not be so easy to forget about it.
7. Set reminders. It is not necessary to keep small details in your head, let the smartphone inform you about the event a few days, a day and a few hours before it. Regular reminders will firmly plant information about the upcoming event in the brain.
How to remember dates
8. If we are talking about a chain of dates that need to be learned for an exam or work project, you need to decide on the main event. Remember when it happened, and memorize the rest of the dates in conjunction with the main one. For example, the first manned flight into space took place in 1961, the world's first artificial satellite was launched four years earlier - in 1957.
9. Draw historical parallels. It happens that you just can't remember what year the Prague Spring was, but you know for sure that 1968 is the year of Deep Purple's founding. Just remember that these events happened at the same time.
10. Use cards. This method is suitable not only for learning a foreign language, but you can memorize anything. It is not necessary to make cards out of paper, you can use a special smartphone application, for example Anki.
11. Come up with associations. For example, your mother-in-law's birthday may coincide with the number of your car.
How to remember phone numbers
12. Dial the number manually. The more often you call a person, the faster you will remember their contact.
13. Divide the room into comfortable groups. Traditionally, the phone number is written in this form: (code) 3-2-2. Try to segment it in a different way, try to find some kind of internal logic in the numbers.
14. Come up with a rhythm number or try to rhyme its individual segments.
15. Imagine you are dialing a number on your mobile phone. The imaginary movement of the fingers will help to restore the sequence of numbers at the right time.
16. Find associations. A set of numbers can hide your house number, date of birth and other data that you remember well.
How to memorize the texts of speeches
17. Reread the text out loud. This will add a number of associations to your main messages. During the speech, you will see the text in front of your eyes, remember that while reading the first paragraph, you were lying on the sofa, and during the third, you were standing at the windowsill. And these additional details will help you remember the content of the speech.
18. Sing along or read it in a non-standard style - like an old-school actress, sports commentator. The more violent your imagination is, the easier it is to remember the main points of your speech.
19. Rewrite the text by hand: this way you reread it more thoughtfully. If you want a thrill, copy recordings with your non-working hand.
20. Make a cheat sheet: write down the main thoughts, dates, names. Retell the text out loud using the notes.
21. Give a speech to a friend or family member. If no one agrees to listen to you, assign an inanimate object as the audience. The main thing is to check how you will speak, where you stumble most often and how quickly you can get out of an awkward situation. Such a test will remove the psychological pressure and help you feel freer, which will facilitate the memorization process.
How to remember passwords
22. It is not secure to use the same password for all sites, but you can come up with a single system for generating passwords. For example, create passwords from fragments that you already remember well. Of course, this does not have to be the year of birth and surname. However, if you have invented and memorized a couple of complex number combinations and several non-standard letter segments, they can be combined in different ways. Even if you don’t remember which password you used for the portal, the brute force method will help you.
23. Come up with an encryption system and use familiar data for the password. You can, for example, invent a system for replacing signs and make a line from a popular poem quite tamper-resistant.
24. Divide the password into segments and attach to each group of symbols associations according to the principle of "who, what, what", which should add up to a whole, although not necessarily a coherent sentence. Thus, aqus74 can be remembered through the phrase “Aquaman sings 'Seven forty'” (Aquaman sings 7:40).
25. Do not demand the impossible from yourself, use the service for storing passwords.
If, despite all the tricks, you are still forgetting important data, scientists have some comforting news for you. Studies have shown that this memory feature reduces the impact of outdated information on decision making. This knowledge will not save you when your phone goes down in a problem situation and you do not remember a single number to call for help, but, perhaps, it will comfort you a little.
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