Why (And How) To 10X Your Memory Flashcards

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How many books and publications did Harry Lorayne write on memory and magic?

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Over forty

He also founded his own memory school and coached individuals and corporations.

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What is a significant memory feat accomplished by Harry Lorayne on television?

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He memorized and recited the names of up to 1,500 audience members in order.

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According to Lorayne, what is essential for learning?

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There is no learning without memory.

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In memory mastery, what must be securely stored for true knowledge?

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Memories

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What is the role of the hippocampi in the brain?

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To figure out what is worth keeping and to get rid of everything else.

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How much energy does the brain consume relative to its body mass?

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20 percent of the body’s oxygen and energy.

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What was the outcome of the 2017 Radboud University study on memory techniques?

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Participants doubled their memory capacity after practicing mnemonic techniques.

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What is the basic idea behind Hebb’s Law?

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‘Neurons that fire together, wire together.’

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What type of memory should we first master to improve our memory?

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Visual memory.

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What is the ‘picture superiority effect’?

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Visual memory is vastly superior to rote memorization.

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What should visualizations include to be effective?

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Highly detailed, bizarre, and logically connected images.

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What does it mean to create a ‘marker’ in memory techniques?

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To imagine pictures in your head that represent information.

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What principle suggests using existing knowledge for new visualizations?

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Leverage Your Existing Knowledge.

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What should you do to remember someone’s name effectively?

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Create a vivid visualization or marker related to their name.

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What is the average person’s working memory capacity?

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Three to five individual items.

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What is the ‘bizarreness effect’ in memory?

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Strange or absurd imagery is more memorable.

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What does it mean to connect visualizations logically to what you’re trying to remember?

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Ensure that markers symbolize the information clearly.

18
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What is the result of effective chunking in memory?

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Condensing information into easier-to-remember visualizations.

19
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What is a marker in the context of memorization?

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A vivid, bizarre image built from existing knowledge to aid memory

20
Q

What is a technique for memorizing foreign language words?

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Breaking them down into visualizations

21
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Fill in the blank: A perfect marker has sounds, is ______, and includes meaning.

A

ridiculous

22
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What is an example of a visualization for the Spanish word ‘caber’?

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A taxi cab trying to fit a bear inside

23
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How can someone learn the Russian word for ‘thank you’?

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By creating a memorable scenario involving the word ‘спасибо’

24
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True or False: The more languages you know, the easier it gets to create visualizations for foreign words.

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Q

What method can be used to create visualizations for phone numbers?

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The Major Method for converting digits into consonants

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Q

Using the Major Method, what does the phone number 740-927-1415 visualize as?

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Crazy Pink Turtle

27
Q

What can you create visualizations for?

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  • Deck of cards
  • Music theory
  • Geography
  • Scientific formulas
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What is essential for the visualization technique to work?

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Regular practice and use of the technique