To make the task of learning simpler and more interesting, there are several memorization techniques that can be used.
Here are some tips from the assistant of the Department of Psychology at the University of Toronto, Ryan Howes, to learn how to memorize. Take note!
1) Connect and link
This memorization technique involves the creation of associations between the elements of a list and the allocation of images to each connection to help you better memorize.
2) Create a story
While creating images for each element, using the link method, you combine everything in a great story. This technique helps to memorize the sequence of the images and therefore the order of the elements.
3) Associate objects to known places
This method of memorization consists of the association of terms or elements of the list with known places. In addition, it can become something more sensory by incorporating sounds, smells, flavors or whatever is necessary to obtain the best results.
4) Associate words to a number and thus remember ordered
objects
This system is useful for memorizing lists of words in a particular order. This method can be carried out through two steps. The first step requires memorizing words that are easy to associate with numbers, using words that rhyme with the number or shapes that resemble the series. Once this list is memorized, the second step is to associate the words to the list of objects that we really need to memorize.
5) Draw a mental map
This method is used for the memorization of concepts or any structured information. Mental maps work when a structure must be maintained and at the same time allows the flow of information to be clearer.
6) The Roman room or palace of memory
This technique can improve a person’s memory and when practiced fluently, the memorization process becomes natural.
