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Ninja Memory Techniques
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Ninja Memory Techniques

Methods for Developing a Strong, Reliable Memory
Last updated 8/2022
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What you'll learn

  • Master techniques for taking your short and long-term memory to the next level.
  • Make connections between familiar and unfamiliar ideas
  • Use landmarks to organize information in your memory
  • Create stories that will link ideas and spark your own interest

Course content

2 sections • 15 lectures • 59m total length
  • Introduction to Mnemonics2:29

    Learn to improve your memory with mnemonic techniques, memory games, and exercises that help you learn and remember more effectively. Attach new material to familiar landmarks, sounds, and stories.

  • Tips for Retrieving Information from Long Term Memory6:06

    Explore retrieval cues to boost long-term memory, recall more list items, and enrich memory with associations that improve future recollection through guided practice.

  • Chunking Techniques to Rock Your World6:27

    Use chunking to turn random letters and numbers into meaningful units, boosting recall by forming dyads and triads. Apply patterns like squaring nine to one to create memorable sequences.

  • Linking Similar Sounds and Ideas4:30

    Learn to strengthen memory by linking similar sounds and ideas to new information, using multiple senses, stories, and humor to create vivid associations for names, terms, and lists.

  • Finding Common Ground3:54

    In ninja memory techniques, find common ground by linking names to people, craft stories with chunked numbers, and use to-do lists to move information from short-term to long-term memory.

  • Familiar Locations and Routes2:49

    Use familiar landmarks and routes to visualize terms or information you want to recall.

  • Stories and Linguistic Terms4:17

    Transform new linguistic terms into memorable English sound-alikes through a playful story, linking Mayan site names in the Yucatan to vivid cues like cobra, shell, and Playa del Carmen.

  • Rhymes and Key Words4:01

    Link new material to familiar rhymes and key words to boost recall, then place items in familiar spaces or vehicles, like rooms or a car, for vivid memory associations.

  • Humorous Stories3:52

    Take a quiz to see how much you remember of the memory techniques we have covered in the previous lectures. The answers follow after the questions. Answer the questions before you check your answers. Best, Dr. J

  • First Letters and Phrases5:08

    A final set of established techniques for improving your memory for complex information.

Requirements

  • Motivation and the time to practice a number of mnemonic methods.

Description

Recall personal names, abstract information and complex material easily! Impress your friends and family members. Have fun making associations between unexpected experiences and using humor to recall people, places and things. Work more of your senses to retain fleeting experiences. Increase your skills on the job, at school, in meetings and at parties. Become a Ninja at learning and retaining information.

Who this course is for:

  • Anyone who wants a better memory for social gatherings, learning new information and taking exams.