20 Memory techniques

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20 Memory techniques

• Organize it
• Makes it easier to find information.

• 1. Learn from general to the specific.
• Before reading an assignment, skim through for
  the general idea.

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2. Make it meaningful

• Know what you want from your education.
• When information helps you get something you
  want, its easier to remember.

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3. Create Associations

• You can recall new data more effectively if you
  store it near similar data.

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Use your Body 4. Learn it once, actively.

• 90 of what we do, 75 of what we see, and 20 of
  what we hear.
• Action is a great memory enhancer.
• Try studying standing up.
• Pace back and forth.
• Get your whole body involve while you study.

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5. Relax

• Absorb information quickly and recall it with
  greater ease and accuracy.
• Harder to recall information while under stress.
• Can be relax and active at the same time.

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6. Create pictures

• Draw diagrams or make cartoons.
• Use images to connect facts and illustrate
  relationships.

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7. Recite and Repeat

• Repeating something affects two senses.
• Recite out loud and put concepts into your own
  words.
• Repetition blazes a path.

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8. Write it down

• Write it down many times.
• Reveals gaps missed by oral reviews.
• Remember what you do.

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Use your brain 9. Reduce interference

• Find a quiet place that is free from
  distractions.
• 2 hours in front of t.v. might be worth 10
  minutes of studying where it is quiet.

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10. Overlearn

• Learn more than you need to know about a subject.

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11. Escape the short-term memory trap

• Short term memory can fade away after a few
  minutes.
• Short review can move short term memory to long
  term memory.
• Quick minireview can save you hours.

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12. Use daylight

• Some people can study better during daylight
  hours.
• Study hardest subjects first.

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13. Distribute learning

• Experiment with shorter, spaced-out sessions.
• Study for 2 hours or least and then wash the
  dishes.
• Then go back a study for another 2 hours.

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14. Be aware of attitudes

• Your attitude can affect your desire to study a
  subject.
• If you think a subject is boring then you may not
  do well in that subject.

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15. Choose what not to store in memory

• Decide whats essential to remember.
• Choose what is important to remember, like what
  will be on the test.

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16. Combine memory techniques

• Memory techniques work even better when you
  combine them.

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Recall it Remember something else.

• If you cant remember something try to remember
  something that is related to it.
• Brainstorm by writing down related facts to help
  you remember.

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18. Notice when you do remember

• Notice when you remember information easily and
  ask yourself what techniques did you use.

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19. Use it before you lose it

• Make regular use of the information before it
  gets hard for you to use it.
• Write, say it, read it, listen to it, and apply
  it, to keep it fresh.

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20. And remember, you never forget.

• Adopt the attitude that you never forget, but
  just have problems recalling the information.
• Intend to remember.

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