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Introduction Have you ever been told to memorize poetry, plays, and literature quotes from a book you studied in class? I remember being told to do it, but I couldn’t recall the reading selections. It was torturous. The strange thing about being told to memorize poetry, plays, and literature in class was that the teacher…
Introduction A memory journey is similar to a memory palace. The difference is that while memory palaces are tied to buildings, journeys can take place anywhere. Like memory palaces, the key is selecting familiar locations and routes. We layer new information on top of our chosen spots to recall information as we mentally take the…
Introduction When I first started public speaking, I did what most new speakers do: memorize a speech verbatim. Sometimes that worked well. It was great if I could remember each word while not sounding robotic. But slipping up was awful. It took a moment to get back on track and back into the groove of…
Introduction Like everything else in school, I wish I knew there was an easy way to memorize vocabulary words. I can see my teacher giving us a list of words to remember and me looking at the list like it was written in Greek. The funny thing is that you can use the link method…
Introduction This trick for remembering historical dates sure would have been handy when I was in high school. I loved hearing about wars and gladiators but struggled with dates and anything specific. In this section, we are concerned only with years. Other sections will cover how to remember days and months. Basic information about the…