Tips to make it easier to remember anything

The following heuristic notions that can help with organic memory organisation. If you decide you really want to memorize something, then learn memory techniques, if you want to remember organically then this list might help.


Make it Meaningful
If whatever you are trying to store makes sense to you, then you will find it easier to recall. Organize it in such a way that it makes sense.

Rhyme it to find it
When you convert it into a ryhyme then when you recall you'll have an easier time.

Is it on familiar ground?
If you already know the topic then tie in the new information to stuff you already know.

Repeat it
Whatever you are trying to remember. Repeat it to yourself. Have a gap. Test yourself. Repeat it. Essentially utilizing Ebbinghaus's work.

Information Theory
Information theory informs us about redundant data, so if we identify patterns in the information then we can use the lessons from information theory to help us construct what we tried to remember from minimal data.
Essentially, look for patterns.

Decide you want to remember it
Give yourself a reason to remember it. Make sure you are interested in the thing and in the recalling of the thing. This simple act will help massively.

Associate it with the environment
Remember the tip of the memory strategy where you visualize where you learned something? Well make it easy to use that strategy by associating what you are learning with your current environment.

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