"How to Memorize Anything" From: johnplaceonline.com
Posted by Celia Walter | 19 May, 2009
In college, I memorized 7 chapters of my psychology textbook — over
23,000 words. Yes, I could actually recite the entire 7 chapters to
anyone willing to listen.
Why did I do this? My professor had challenged me with two statements on the first day of class: 1) No student had ever aced his introductory exam; and 2) all the answers could be found in the first 7 chapters of the textbook.
Determined to be the first student to ace his test, I memorized all 7 chapters.
If you’re looking for a way to increase the capacity of your memory or pass a test, you don’t need to memorize 23,000 words. But the technique I used to memorize those chapters can be used to memorize anything. Below is the simpler version of my system, developed to help my pupils pass history, psychology, and other information-heavy tests...[More]