How to Remember Words.
I have been working with mnemonic peg system for over 20 years.
Mnemonic peg system is a technique in mnemonics used to aid memory by using a pre-memorized list of symbols, words, pictures, sounds, etc. as pegs to memorize information. By associating information with these pegs, then using them to recall or cue the information associated them, it should be easier to remember the information.
Building a peg list that can be remembered then is important. If the pegs or the order of the
pegs cannot be recalled properly, it will more difficult to recall the information attached to it.
By using a set symbols called the "Mnemonic Character Set" to build peg lists, remembering
information can be easier. The set of symbols and the order of the symbols are easier to remember than pegs such as numbers or letters. So the information attached to these symbols will also be easier to recall.
Try techniques like:
Free association: Using the first thought(s) that you are aware of when associating external and internal information. eg. What would the first thought(s) in your mind be if you look at a symbol with a word in text? eg. 2 - SWAN. What did you think of first? Those thoughts may be good cues to use to associate the 2 with SWAN.
Shape example: Picture the symbol as part of or the whole picture. eg. Use the number 2 to remember the word SWAN. Think of the shape of a swan. Associate the shape with the number 2.
You can use just about anything for a peg to build peg lists in mnemonic peg system. But creating peg lists that you will be capable of recalling especially when working with long lists require an order or structure. By using the Mnemonic Character Set that order can be created for memory work. If used properly you should be able recall information starting at the end of the peg list. Recall lists using every other symbol in the peg list.
Mnemonics is a discipline and like all disciplines you will become more proficient with it.
Using Relevant Associations When Memorizing Information.
By: Tim Johnson.
I have noticed when techniques in mnemonics like pegword are being used, the associations may be unusual or humorous, but have no relevance to the word being memorized.
According to pandemonium theory, information will seek out similarities with other information in the mind.
If you are associating irrelevant information with what you are trying to memorize, this information will seek out other irrelevant information. This may result in building a structure in the mind that will not be as focused on the material you are trying to remember. By using information relevant to the material you are memorizing, the mind will seek out other relevant information and build a structure in the mind more fixed on the material you are trying to memorize.
The irrelevant information will add up in time. This information could be useful information to reinforce the the information being memorized if more carefully chosen.
The irrelevant information will add up in time. This information could be useful information to reinforce the the information being memorized if more carefully chosen.
It may take a little more thought and discipline to find associations with similarities. But in time the mind will have more useful information to cue the information you have committed to memory.
Try to use information similar to the information you are memorizing.
1) Memorize the table
2) Associate the symbols with information.
3) Recall the information using the symbols.
(right click over table to copy)
Use spaced repetition or timed intervals when recalling the information, ( 1hr,3hrs,24hrs... etc).
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