Memory isn’t as set in stone as you might think. With the right technique, you can boost your recollection skills immensely.
Here are the five steps Nelson Dellis, a four-time USA Memory Champion, uses and the science of how they work 1/ (via @WiredUK) wired.trib.al/M8lPItR
Here are the five steps Nelson Dellis, a four-time USA Memory Champion, uses and the science of how they work 1/ (via @WiredUK) wired.trib.al/M8lPItR
Start With Strong Images
Turn whatever you're memorizing into images. Use pics that you can almost feel, smell, and see. You want to create big, multisensory memories.
Research has shown that the amygdala—a part of the brain that helps process emotion—encourages retention 2/
Turn whatever you're memorizing into images. Use pics that you can almost feel, smell, and see. You want to create big, multisensory memories.
Research has shown that the amygdala—a part of the brain that helps process emotion—encourages retention 2/
Create a “Memory Palace”
Place those images around your house. This is called the memory palace, and it’s particularly useful for remembering the order of certain elements. The technique helps to bring in more parts of the brain that are usually dedicated to other senses 3/
Place those images around your house. This is called the memory palace, and it’s particularly useful for remembering the order of certain elements. The technique helps to bring in more parts of the brain that are usually dedicated to other senses 3/
Pay Attention
Yes, this is actually a step. To help memorize 10,000 digits of pi, Dellis says he would tell himself the mantra, “I want to memorize this, I want to memorize this.”
If it helped him, it will probably help you 4/
Yes, this is actually a step. To help memorize 10,000 digits of pi, Dellis says he would tell himself the mantra, “I want to memorize this, I want to memorize this.”
If it helped him, it will probably help you 4/
Break Things Up
With very large numbers like pi or a long sequence of cards, it helps to break things into segments. Dellis turned each five-digit chunk of pi into an image that he could remember. For example: One chunk was represented by Sam Neill wearing an Iron Man suit 5/
With very large numbers like pi or a long sequence of cards, it helps to break things into segments. Dellis turned each five-digit chunk of pi into an image that he could remember. For example: One chunk was represented by Sam Neill wearing an Iron Man suit 5/
Review. Review. Review.
The final step is an important one. Most memories never make it into your long-term memory; you need to repeat info to transform it from a short-term memory to a long-term one.
Congrats, you can now memorize anything 6/ wired.trib.al/M8lPItR
The final step is an important one. Most memories never make it into your long-term memory; you need to repeat info to transform it from a short-term memory to a long-term one.
Congrats, you can now memorize anything 6/ wired.trib.al/M8lPItR
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