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The Feynman Technqiue can be a good place to start. Basically entails learning a concept and then writing it down (or explaining it in your head) in a way that would be understandable to a class of 3rd graders. That way if there's any gap in your understanding you can figure out where you need to improve your understanding. Makes the ideas very strong in your mind like you are looking for.
You could also check out Moonwalking with Einstein. It sounds like that's more the sort of thing you're looking for. It goes into teaching the reader how to use the memory palace technique to develop a near perfect memory.
EDIT: Added the second paragraph.
I (and every student ever) had the exact same problem, with needing to remember pointless terms and facts for a stupidly short amount of time. If the issue is purely to do with memorisation, I can suggest some methods I used to get through an insanely vapid last year of high school.
In Business Studies for example, there were a whole bunch of operational influences we needed to remember. By simply shortening the words into one random phrase I made up, I managed to remember it all - actually I still remember it 7 months on: GloTech QuaLeg CorpGov CostEnv; which was Globalisation, Technology, Quality Assurance, Legal, Corporate Social Responsibility, Government, Cost-Based Competition and Environment. For something so asinine, I simply would not have been able to remember those 8 words in exam conditions without this method. And I applied this to about 8 different sections of 6-8 terms, it all worked for me. The key is to make it something which you yourself made up and thus something you yourself will remember. If it's something sexual or offensive, doubles your chance of retaining the knowledge.
Similarly, just stringing terms/numbers together is a good way to save some mental memory. I remember one weekend learning Pi to 100 digits. It always impresses people, and is a guaranteed method to get any lady/man you want. Seriously, I have dropped so many wet panties by simply uttering that string of numbers. Anyway, so people are like 'What?! How do you do it?!'. The trick which got me to 100, is to simply remember them in stings. I don't know Pi as 3 then point then 1 then 4 then 1 then 5 then 9 then 2 then etc. - I know it as 3.141 - 592 - 65358 - 9793 - 2384 - 6264 - 3383 - 2795 and so on. So instead of 100 individual numbers, it's more like 25 strings, which is a lot easier.
There was also the memory palace technique, which you can learn more about here. But basically, since humans are predominately visual, creating a visual image of what you need to remember is incredibly effective. The idea is that you visualise a place, say a building or a road which you are incredibly familiar with. And in this 'palace', you mentally place certain 'objects' which are intended to trigger certain terms, eg. if I needed to remember the date 1776 and relate it to America, I would place a scantily clad George Bush with 1776 written across his bare chest. That is an image I will definitely not forget. And the idea is to have an imagined route through your 'palace' full of these 'objects', and if you are able to recall this absurd creation, you should be able to recall all the facts and terms which are enclosed therein.
All this basic information is coming from a book I read a few years back called Moonwalking with Einstein; great read if you or anyone else are curious to learn more about memory, mnemonics and whatnot. Hopefully some of this is of help to you.
Tl;dr: No, but here are some ways of making it less painful.
Read Moonwalking with Einstein, and learn about Method of loci.
The book Moonwalking with Einstein by Joshua Foer is a good place to start. It combines Joshua's personal story of how he became the 2006 U.S.A. Memory Champion, with plenty of background information on the history and science of the art of memory.
It will give you a clear view of the possibilities and limitations of the method of loci (memory palace). Although strictly it is not a self help book or an instruction manual, it will explain the basics of what you need to know and it discusses some more advanced techniques as well. As a bonus it is very well written and easy to read.
There are several free online recources available as well:
I started to read the book Moonwalking with Einstein, and this is the first technique it talks about.
There is a book called moonwalking with einstein. The techniques described are supposedly from the roman era, and national memory champions use them for their memory contests. The idea is that you create a "memory palace" and assign things you want to remember to a visual idea, IE a room you are used to with objects in it. Each object is assigned a correlation. here is a link to the book
There might be an audiobook on piratebay, not that I would know such things.
First you need to start off making sure you're in good health. Make sure you're eating a good diet, especially one that contains foods that improve cognition (e.g. foods with choline, lecithin, omega-3s, etc.). Make sure you're getting enough quality sleep and exercise (20 min. of aerobic exercise has been shown to improve memory). And stay adequately hydrated (I usually drink 2 1/2 liters of water a day).
Now for digesting and assimilating what you read, look into close reading techniques; taking notes while you read and jotting down questions you have while reading; marking-up text; and, echoing what /u/Firetaffer suggested, reading "How to Read A Book" by Mortimer Adler.
I've also heard good things about "Moonwalking with Einstein" by Joshua Foer.
Also, SuperMemo and Anki might be of interest of you.
Here are some links that might help:
Edit: /r/Nootropics might also be of interest to you.
Read a book called “Moonwalking With Einstein.”
It’s all about memorization using a technique called the memory palace. I’m able to memorize crazy amounts of information using this method.
Link:
https://www.amazon.ca/Moonwalking-Einstein-Science-Remembering-Everything/dp/0143120530
As someone who SUCKED at memorizing material this book changed my life
https://www.amazon.com/Moonwalking-Einstein-Science-Remembering-Everything/dp/0143120530
It talks about making use of memory palaces with a nice narrative on how the author ends up winning a big memory competition.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Method_of_loci
I highly HIGHLY recommend mastering this technique.
I read this amazing book which gave me some useful memory tips.
Moonwalking with Einstein
https://www.amazon.ca/gp/aw/d/0143120530/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1522279638&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=moonwalking+with+einstein&dpPl=1&dpID=51AENVCvm9L&ref=plSrch
oh ya sure! This book will do 10x better than what I can do.
The general idea is to create these vivid imageries of things that you would like to remember, and let those images interact with a location that you're very familiar with.
For example, I have this memory palace to motivate myself when I feel tired.
I wanted to remember these few concepts at all times:
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The way I rememebr it, is by imaginig the entrance to my house. Immediately on the stairs, Jocko Wilink(this navy seal commander) is sitting there repeatedly scratching and wispering the word "good" onto the wall, filling up the entire leftside of my wall. Then next to him, by my laundry machine, is a huge pile of human bloody hearts. There's blood everywhere! and I relate this to being grateful. Next to the laundry machine, is a little room to keep books. The entire room is raining, and all the books are getting wet. And this will remind me of changing my physiology during depressing times. And to the right of that room, is my friend John with his big stack of cameras. This is more of a personal story of how I was very rude to him when we went to a neibouring province together, so I never want to do that again.
So, if I imagine my basement, I can "see" all of those elements that I listed above, and in turn remind myself of what I want to remember. There's no way I can forget it, because everything is soooo vivid.
I don't think my app can replace memory palace techniques like one above, but it can be useful for memorizing higher level things like: which book did I read, what chapters are in the book, approximately how many notes do I have, etc etc.
This turned out to be much longer than I had imagined, but I hope it helps you understand better. If you're interested, I really recommend the book above. I try to make myself read an hour per day, and that book was one of the easiest for me. It's about how the author became the US memorization champion after merely 1 year of training!
You could write about memory championships and how everyone can train their memory for numbers, cards and faces.
EDIT: This book was a really interesting read on the topic.
according to the book moonwalking with einstein a lot of it is a scam
One way is to use memory palace technique.
Here is a book my a memory champion who used this technique to train himself and improve his average memory.
https://www.amazon.com/Moonwalking-Einstein-Science-Remembering-Everything/dp/0143120530
Check out this book: Moonwalking With Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything.
Have you read Blink by Malcolm Gladwell? I love his books and it sounds like it would be up your alley. Also, it's not exactly psychology, but I loved this book and it is non-fiction. Moonwalking with Einstein.
edit 2: Ok, just one more I thought of: Why We Lie was a quick, interesting non-fiction read I thought.
edit: another suggestion - this is definitely a psychology book that will make you think deeply - The Lucifer Effect by Philip Zimbardo.
I didn’t have such a great memory until I started meditating regularly and practicing mnemonics. Joshua Foer’s book Moonwalking with Einstein was where I started. Pretty life changing for me.
Good luck to you!
Yup, works very well when you have to memorize something in a short period of time and long-term retention seems to work better than any other method I know of.
Personally, I just use places I know well (e.g. my house). Much easier than constructing an imaginary place.
If you're interested, Moonwalking with Einstein is an entertaining book about memory and memorization technique that deals a lot with memory palaces.
Yeah, this is why it's so frustrating when you get a professor that focuses solely on tiny little insignificant factoids. My jazz history professor had so many irrelevant dates that didn't connect with anything else.
I actually read a book recently, Moonwalking With Einstein that kind of talks about this, and memory in general.
Check out Moonwalking With Einstein, its a good read.
Reading Moonwalking with Einstein (link). About people who have amazing memories and how they got there.
I have two whiteboards as well, i find them more useful for scheduling with upcoming social events, parties, coffee dates, practical classes.
So the reason why i have a flashcard system with multiple draws is to improve my spaced repetition (see Rate of Forgetting)
I've never really had any trouble remembering daily news, but then again i don't pay that much attention to it, but for scientific journal articles i print them out and highlight sections i find useful to review later on in the same day - then put them into a filing cabinet, it's unlikely i'll need to know that information for everyday purposes, but if something sparks my memory related to that subject i'll review it as soon as i can.
If you want to start developing a better memory - there is this book which can teach you some wonderful ways to use your memory.
edit: I prefer real paper flashcards over programs like Anki because writing it by hand has been proven to increase retention more so than typing them out. The link for the paper seems to be broken but here is an article explaining it.
Also reading on paper is better than digital
https://www.amazon.com/Moonwalking-Einstein-Science-Remembering-Everything/dp/0143120530#productDescription_secondary_view_div_1493385989152
I'm guessing it's this one.
Actually, while it doesn't make his feats any less incredible, it's been suggested that his claim of naturally having these abilities is a false. He's using age old memory techniques known as Method of loci. I suggest anyone interested in this to check out Moonwalking with Einstein by Joshua Foer.
What this all means? That you can do this too, surprisingly easily!
try "moonwalking with einstein"
https://www.amazon.com/Moonwalking-Einstein-Science-Remembering-Everything/dp/0143120530
For anyone more interested in memory techniques, I highly recommend Moonwalking with Einstein as a start. Many techniques are discussed including this one.
O sa-ti explic ce cred si eu, dar mai ales in cazul Frantei. ( deci o sa fie putin unrelated cu educatia romana deci despre ce o sa vorbesc trebuie sa fie vazut ca o comparare )
Am facut colegiul si liceul in Franta de astfel si primul an de medicina in Franta, si care e pararea mea:
La colegiu in Romania se invata mult mai mult si tot la avans, sa spunem ca in clasa a 6-a la francezi aveam nivelul de clasa a 8-a, le faceam teme la copi la mate mai ales fiind ca era singura materie unde nu aveam nevoie sa vorbesc franceza, la un moment dat am repetat un an pentru ca nu vorbeam bine franceza si mi-am dat seama de fapt ca in Franta se invata sa " intelegem un continut " si sa facem sinteza pe acest continut. Dar si noi am avut nu stiu cate chesti de invatat, orice razboi/orice discours de De Gaule/ orice autor francez posibil/ citate. Adica as spune ca orice copil am avut multe chesti de invatat pana la urma. Nu am avut niciodata cursuri de cum trebuie sa INVATAM.
Ajung la Liceu, si acuma incepe catastrofa pentru foarte multi copi francezi, toate mediile cad de cel putin 2-3 puncte de unde aveam noi in colegiu, continutul e mult mai dens si vag si schimbarea a fost drastica, la mate nivelul era ca in romania, la fizica/chimie la fel. Trebuie luat in cont faptul ca aici trebuie sa stai de la ora 8 pana la 17-18 la liceu dar nu avem prea multe teme, ma rog cateva exerciti la mate care se fac in maxim o ora si de invatat la geo/isto timp de 40 de minute pe zi.
Clasa a 12-a, ca am trebuit sa invatam 7 scheme si harti, detaliu pe detaliu pentru bacalaureat, daca nu stiai asta la geografie, putem spune ca erai intr-un mare bullshit, la franceza trebuia sa cunosti 30 de carti pe de rost, pagina cu pagina, mate de astfel foarte multe chesti de invatat.
Ajungem la facultate, yay fortza steaua hey hey ce fain 85% din elevi au bacalaureatul fara nici-o problema in Franta.
Oops, 50% din Francezi la facultate fac dropout dupa primi 4 luni de facultate si cauta deja o alta meserie/formare profesionala. De astfel pentru ca nu se stie cum sa invatam, schimbare drastica de educatie, cum spun francezi " des cours magistraux ". Deci care e treaba aici, eu cred ca e o problema din tarile cu o influenta francofona ( in afara de Canada unde acolo e ca in SUA ), nu e chiar o problema special unificata a Romaniei.
Oricum eu am supravietuit putin invatamuntul, dar am invatat foarte recent chiar cum trebuia sa fi invatat de la inceput, pot sa recomandez mai multe carti ( poate mai trece aici un student nu stiu ) care pe mine m-au ajutat foarte mult:
Unlimited Memory: How to Use Advanced Learning Strategies to Learn Faster, Remember More and be More Productive
Bine nu trebuie chiar sa iei promisiunile lui Tony Buzan ca un Arsenie Boca a invatamantului
and:
Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything
A dou-a carte e mai mult ca un studiu, dar iti da niste idei despre cum ar merge creierul
that's all folks
I read "Moonwalking with Einstein", a book about mnemonics (techniques that help you memorize large amount of information), last year. One of the major mnemonics technique is visualizing and building a large building in your mind, and then store things in its rooms. This uses your spatial memory, which is supposedly better at remembering things.
Because of that, I'm curious if remembering things in sign languages comes more easily than with spoken languages. I think it would explain a few curious things about Deaf culture.
Meditation may help you, but memory and memory improvement have been well studied by psychologists, so you can improve memory independently of your meditation practice.
I recently read "Moonwalking with Einstein" : https://www.amazon.com/Moonwalking-Einstein-Science-Remembering-Everything/dp/0143120530 which is an excellent introduction to the topic.
Its a non-fiction book by a journalist who goes to cover a memory championship, gets intrigued, learns all the techniques himself and goes back to enter the US Memory Championship himself.
I'd also recommend Anki ( http://ankisrs.net ) which is a free program which uses Spaced Repetition to help you remember what you learn longterm, using a variant of the process covered in this article Want to Remember Everything You’ll Ever Learn? Surrender to This Algorithm
Joshua Foer examines this technique with a great degree of depth in the book "Moonwalking with Einstein."
Like /u/JoshMnem pointed out, the method of loci is exactly what you want. Basically you just imagine some place you know well and place (absurd) things in it. check out the link /u/JoshMnem provided and if you want something more in depth, Joshua Foer has written a book about it
I READ THE FUCKING BOOK!
:P Definitely check out Moonwalking with Einstein by Josh Foer. It's a really good read.
(Reference to the "read the book" joke, in case anyone was wondering.)
If you're interested in learning more about memory, I highly reccomend Moonwalking with Einstein.
It's a fantastic book written by a journalist Joshua Foer who enters the US Memory Championships - easy and exciting to read and is very detailed regarding memory and how to improve it.
^This.
read this: www.amazon.com/Moonwalking-Einstein-Science-Remembering-Everything/dp/0143120530
I'd like to get the Muse myself, but the only program they have released doesn't actually show the EEG info, they have released something (the SDK) which one can get that info from, if they know code. In demonstrations they have the EEG shown and people can type words with their thoughts.
I recently got the books Your Memory: how it works and how to improve it which has a ton of memory citations, and Moonwalking with Einstein: the art and science of remembering everything which I have yet to read
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Something is not right about him. A few years ago I read a book about memory that precisely describes his "savant" abilities. The book called "Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything," and it's about about memory training. The book describes a technique which enables someone with an average IQ to memorize competitively. It follows the author through his journey from average journalists to participation in the U.S. Memory Championship. Having Aspergers doesn't automatically mean someone is smart. Many people with Aspergers have an average IQ and many people without Aspergers have an above average IQ. The distribution is irrelevant. He is right all people are capable of becoming a genius but that's not a novel idea. Einstein said stuff like that, motivational speakers say stuff like this and ancient and modern philosophers discussed this topic ad nauseam. Perhaps those of us who have Aspergers are hyper focused on things we learn and practice more. It's definitely a discussion worth having among all autistic people. Either way I am not convinced this person is a savant. I feel a bit insulted for autistic people that this guy is claiming to be uniquely self-aware compared to the group and that sound very narcissistic. Often Aspergers and narcissistic personality is interchangeably misdiagnosed. Autistic people can tell you how they think and feel. And by the way he isn't explaining how brains works. He is describing his own personal thoughts anecdotally. For those that agree with his description of the autistic mind because you can relate to the descriptions: there are a litany of qualitative data published in journals and on the Internet that anyone can access and MEMORIZE.
I don't think the way he described and I have diagnosed Aspergers, so it's not relevant to all people who are diagnosed with autism.
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Moonwalking with Einstein
This book will tell you all you need to know about memory palaces and improving your memory.
Two books that really helped me with this are Moonwalking with Einstein, which lays out a good narrative and overview of how various memory devices works and How to Develop a Brilliant memory. The authors, Joshua Foer and Dominic O'Brien both competed in memory competitions, doing rather well using techniques used here.
For lists and such I particularly like the Memory Palace method.
For more specific and complex things like passwords I like the Dominic System.
There are several other methods mentioned in these books, some help linking names to faces (very helpful and very easy). Alot of the things they suggest seem ridiculous, and take practice, but the strangeness is part of what helps you remember.
Anyway, hope that gives you a good starting point!
Check out the book Moonwalking with Einstein by Joshua Foer. It talks about memory techniques and the author's quest to the Memory Olympics.
Also, I echo the "go see a doctor" sentiment.
Here's one to try.
I'm not sure if you can call it a pure self-help book but Moonwalking with Einstein was a great book that helped me with my studies, especially when studying for term based examinations.
http://www.amazon.com/How-Pass-Exams-Accelerate-Effectively-ebook/dp/B00FIMWOVS
http://www.amazon.com/Moonwalking-Einstein-Science-Remembering-Everything/dp/0143120530/
http://artofmemory.com/
Moonwalking with Einstein
read the book :)
http://www.amazon.com/Moonwalking-Einstein-Science-Remembering-Everything/dp/0143120530
Check out the book "Moonwalking with Einstein." https://www.amazon.com/Moonwalking-Einstein-Science-Remembering-Everything/dp/0143120530
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It covers a little of the history and also some tips and tricks for memorizing things as well.
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Read this book: Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything. Seriously. Great techniques that make it so much easier to remember things and keep them in your head. Helped me so much.
My Favorite book on this skill
This one? http://www.amazon.com/Moonwalking-Einstein-Science-Remembering-Everything/dp/0143120530/ref=la_B003Z9NQW2_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1371752288&sr=1-1
There's a pretty awesome book about people who seem to have extraordinary memory and whether it's actually innate or if they are just well practiced. It's a pretty cool read touching on various things related to remembering, from cultural history to modern memory championships and eventually the authors own path to do it himself. Joshua Foer: Moonwalking with Einstein.
I think it's this Moonwalking with Einstein
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Two really good books on the subject of memory are
MOONWALKING WITH EINSTEIN
https://www.amazon.com/Moonwalking-Einstein-Science-Remembering-Everything/dp/0143120530
THE INVISIBLE GORILLA
http://theinvisiblegorilla.com/gorilla_experiment.html
I'm not good at names, but I've been learning to associate - I recommend as a fun education read Moonwalking with Einstein. The husband of my friend's sister is a guy named scott, but I could never remember his name. So I associated his balding head with the idea that scotch tape, torn of of his head quickly, would cause a similar result.
Now every time I see him in the first .01 seconds I notice his lack of head hair, and immediately I know his name is scott. Because I would never think his name is scotch. works for me...