The True Art Of Memorization
by: Adam Abderisak
There
are many ways to try to improve your ability to memorize and process
information. Unfortunately in our age many have only considered the
physical factors affecting it (i.e lack of healthy food, vitamins etc)
although the psychological factors are much greater. First of all,
before you even try to memorize anything you should ask yourself why
you want to memorize it?
Is it necessary or is it enough to
just understand a principle without the need of memorizing it.
Secondly, what are your motives behind wanting to memorize this
information. You see, having a strong purpose will make your job a lot
easier, even if you don't really give it much thought. Having that
said, I believe we've covered some of the basics and fundamentals of
memorization so let's move on to the actual techniques.
To
memorize something, you need to learn the art of association, namely
linking one piece of information (the thing you want to remember) with
another more explicit piece of information (i.e something you already
remember), this will enable you to recall the former without any real
need of reflection.
It's here that mnemonics come into the
picture. Mnemonics are basically a type of memory aid used in order to
memorize different pieces of information, a good example of a mnemonic
is the thirty days hath September rhyme which is thought in elementary
schools all over the U.S. Albeit, mnemonics do not end there, you could
for instance link between pieces of information by rhyme, by
alliteration or something of that kind.
Do remember that we
all learn in different ways so do not force yourself to adapt to a
specific way of learning if it does not fit you. The purpose of your
studies is for you to learn not to follow a certain way of learning,
right? Having that said, I would like to conclude this article with the
following words:
“A successful student forces him/herself to remember”.
About The Author
Adam
Abderisak, a.k.a. "Study Coach" is an education instructor and
entrepreneur. His latest work is a study guide entitled "Study Guide
Pro". Be sure to visit his website to check out some of the most
"lethal" study techniques known to man: http://www.study-habits.com/study-guide.html
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