M NEMONICS

F ULL R ECALL
Memorizing does not have to be as rocket science as most
people make it. Most people only know how to memorize by
reading the same thing over and over again. That’s repetition
and may be helpful to retention, but it is better to use recall.
Recall is the fundamental idea of any type of memorization.
This is how you learn to memorize – recall, not repeat. Simply
reading a particular piece of text over and over again is
ridiculous and time-wasting. You need to recall the data so
you can remember the information later on.

This is how you learn to memorize

– recall, not repeat.
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Before Professor Wow came to my aid, I used to read the same

information over and over. Then when I needed it, I had
forgotten it. So, I would repeat it more and more. It was
pathetic. Actually, my mistake was, I was filling short term
memory, with the hope that some of it would spill over into
long term memory. Some of it actually did. But, is it advisable
and efficient to memorize that way? The answer is “No”!

Now, let's say that you want to memorize the names of all
countries in Africa and their capital cities. Read (repeat)
maybe twice while looking at the list, and then repeat it (as
much of the list as you can recall) several times without
looking. This is important: you recall without looking.
Looking at the list defeats this process. You don't memorize
by looking at the list, you memorize by recalling as much of
the list as you can remember. Then, go back and read the list
a couple more times, correcting your mistakes and reading the
items that you forgot. Then you repeat as much as you can,
without looking, several more times. These attempts to recall
strengthen and cement the information into the long-term
memory.

Again, let's say that you want to memorize the names of all
footballers in the Premiership. You could repeat the list a
thousand times; you will be lucky to remember even twenty
names after a thousand repetitions. But, repeat the list a
couple of times, and then recall (being careful not to peek at
the list) three or four (maybe more) names, then look at the list
and repeat the list a couple of times, and repeat this process,
then you can memorize much faster and more surely than you
can by repeating the list a thousand times.

So, don't just repeat, try to recall (being careful not to peek).
Recall. Recite the information in order to retain what you have
learned. You can even go as far as recording your voice while
you recite the material and then listen to your recording while
you read along. This brings all of your senses into the process
and firmly implants the information into your memory.
The above nuggets are extracted from the book: The
Firstclass You. For more, you can download the book
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