Memorize What You Study Like The World's Smartest People

Introduction to Memorizing Techniques

• Memorizing what you study like the world's smartest people can be easy with the right techniques.

• Develop a mental filing system to organize and retrieve information.

• This technique involves creating a memory map and using imagination and connection.

"You don't remember what you study as well as you'd like because you don't have any sort of mental filing system right now. You're just putting information into your head in a random way."

The Pile vs. File Method

• The current method of studying is like throwing all the details onto a pile in your mind.

• While it is easy to find the information on top of the pile, older information becomes difficult to retrieve.

• Creating a mental filing system allows you to put new information away in an orderly fashion and find it when you need it.

"We're going to create a mental filing system where you can put the new information away in an orderly fashion as you learn it. That way, you can find it when you need it."

The Importance of Retaining and Recalling Information

• While understanding a subject is crucial, it is equally essential to retain and recall facts, formulas, definitions, and details.

• Having a super powerful memory involves two tasks: imagination and connection.

• Imagination involves creating mental images, while connection provides a framework or filing system for these images.

"Ultimately, having a super powerful memory comes down to just two basic tasks: imagination and connection. Imagination is a longer form of the word image - it's the pictures you hold inside your head. The other task, connection, provides you with a method for remembering the image. It provides you a framework or a filing system for your images."

The Memory Map Technique

• The memory map technique is also known as the "locai method" and dates back to around 500 BC.

• This ancient technique involves connecting mental images to specific locations or places.

• When memorizing a speech or poem, one thinks about the first line and creates a symbolic mental image to represent that thought.

"The original term for this is the locai method. It comes from the Greek word for places or locations. This is an ancient technique that dates back to about 500 BC and the Greek poet and orator named Sades."

Creating a Filing System: Your Memory Map

• To create a filing system, first, establish a mental filing cabinet.

• One mental filing cabinet can be the place where you live, using each room and its corresponding items as storage places.

• Designate items on each wall, in each corner, on the ceiling, and on the floor as places to mentally store information.

"The first part of creating our filing system is to have a filing cabinet - you need a place to put your files. One mental filing cabinet you can use is the place where you live. Walk into each room and pay attention to what's in it. Every room has at least 10 places to put things: four walls, four corners, the ceiling, and the floor."

Example of a Memory Map with Body Systems

• Use the major systems of the human body as an example for creating a memory map.

• Incorporate each body system into specific items within a room, such as a TV, recliner, or mirror.

• Connect mental images representing each body system to the corresponding item or place in the room.

"Imagine a skeleton on the TV to represent the skeletal system. Picture a super muscular bodybuilder sitting in the recliner for the muscular system. Envision a giant heart in the plant and leaves covered in blood to symbolize the circulatory system."

Reviewing and Testing the Memory Map

• Regularly review the items and mental images associated with each place on your memory map.

• Practicing visualizing the images will improve retention and recall of information.

• Test your memory map by challenging yourself to recall the mental images for each item in a particular room.

"If you missed any of them, it's only because you didn't see the image clearly enough. The simple solution is to practice viewing the images a couple of times, and you'll have the entire list down pat. If you really want to develop a super powerful memory, then I'd like to recommend my video-based training course on how to have an incredible memory."

Supercharging the Memory Map

• The memory map is a brain hack technique that can be used to supercharge the process of memorization.

• It is particularly effective for studying big topics.

• It allows you to create a visual representation of the information you are studying.

"Supercharge this idea, the memory map is great for big topics like we just did."

Creating Su Lists from Memory Map Items

• Sometimes, each item on your memory map may have multiple parts or subtopics.

• In other words, each item has its own list of information.

• To create Su lists from each item on your memory map, you can refer to Part Two of the video series.

"But what happens when each item on your list has multiple parts, in other words, each item has a list of its own? How do you make Su lists from each item on your memory map?"

Further Resources and Training

• To dive deeper into the topic of memorization, you can check out the link in the video description for a video-based training course called "How to Have an Incredible Memory."

• The course will provide more in-depth information and techniques on improving your memory skills.

"If you want to get more in depth on the subject of memorizing, then be sure to check out the link in the description below for my video-based training course, How to Have an Incredible Memory."