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Tips on Memorizing

Most people have numerous of things to remember. Names, passwords, schoolwork and plenty of other information can be easily forgotten. The good news is that our memories are similar to a muscle in that the more you use it, the stronger it will get. There are techniques to help improve memory that can benefit everyone.

Repetition
- Repetition is one of the best ways for learning and improving memory. The more we do it, the easier it becomes, and memory works on the same principle. Repeating any type of information over and over will solidify it in your mind and make it easier to access. Repetition is used in many different areas of learning, such as music. Studying any subject with repetition will improve your memory and give you the ability to access it when you need it. Saying something out loud repeatedly is one way to use repetition as a memory aid.
Visualization
- Some people learn better by using visual methods. Writing it down will help you commit something to memory by looking at it and remembering what it looks like. For example, if there is a list you need to remember, write it down and visualize the order of the list. Close your eyes and say the list out loud. Look at it again, close your eyes and repeat it. Picturing the words are a good technique that helps imprint the written information in your mind.
Songs and Rhymes
- There are reasons why people come up with songs and rhymes to help memory, and that is because they work. An example is "30 days hath September, April, June and November." Through rhyme, people are able to remember what months have 30 days. Whether it's a song or a rhyme, it's the rhythm that helps people to memorize. This is also known as mnemonics. If you are an auditory learner, it may be a good memorization tool for you.
Association
- Another helpful memorization technique is association. This is a technique where you use images or pictures of something you are already familiar with to associate with the information you have to remember. For example, you need to remember a grocery list that includes bananas, Brillo pads, butter and dog food. Starting from the feet up, you would imagine your shoes to be bananas and that you're wearing knee pads while scrubbing the floor that had butter on it and the dog is licking it up. This is a way to create a helpful scenario associating the things you have to remember with things you already know, and forming a picture or story to correspond.

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