The use of "pegging" is central to the memorization methods taught in this book. Every number from 0 through 9 has a phonetic sound(s) associated with it. By mastering the basics, one can quickly figure out how to memorize a list of 100 words/names if he really wants to.Note: Bun sounds like 1, Shoe sounds like 2, Tree sounds like 3 etc..
Here's an oversimplified example. Memorize the following ten groupings by using a simple rhyming method:
1. Bun 2. Shoe 3. Tree 4. Door 5. Hive 6. Sticks 7. Heaven 8. Gate 9. Vine 10. Pen
Now think of a word you want to memorize. This will be the first word in your memory. Now peg this word to the word "bun". For example, if you thought about a cloud, picture a hamburger bun with a big pile of "cloud" sitting in it instead of a hamburger patty. The more outlandish the connection you imagine, the easier it will be to recall. Peg your second word to "shoe" and so on.
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2 comments:
i like the story method of remembering things.. for example - the story is
wearing BUN SHOE, climb a TREE, on which you open a DOOR to a HIVE made of STICKS, which leads to HEAVEN, where the GATE has a vine and there's a man with a PEN.
visualizing the same helps you remember. I think there's a fun way to remember the numbers associated to the word too.. i dont think you need to remember the numbers here since its a sequence and small enough to recount..
combining the first word with the phonetics helps with initiation. Also the weirder the story, the easier to remember..
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