Tip 1: Take a walk down memory land
This is a proven psychological fact. If you picture street you know well, you can remember almost anything. To remember the order of shapes in a pattern, think of walking down this street. You stop at each store and pick up a shape (or the thing you want to remember). When you do this several times, you can walk down this street again and visualize the position of each item. Obviously, this only works for a list and not for a piece of writing.
Tip 2: Repetition
I am sure you have heard this one hundreds of times. You might even believe that it doesn’t work. If done correctly, you can memorize an entire speech in half an hour. Make sure no one is around when you do this, because it can get a little annoying. To begin, read the first line out loud twice. Then say it a third time but this time, say the second line following the first. Do this twice. Then add on the third line, again repeating this twice. Continue to add the fourth, fifth, etc. lines until you know everything!
Tip 3: Acronyms
My very excellent mother just served us nine pizzas. Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto (Pluto is no longer considered a planet, but we’ll count it anyway). This trick works for things things like the 6 types of energy, the 22 types of amino acids, or the muscles in the arm.
Not all of these tricks may work for you. Try them all and figure out your best learning styles. Comment other tricks you have and share your opinion! Be sure to subscribe!