As I’ve been re-learning and re-assigning images to specific single pairs, I’ve been re-evaluating some of my old ones to make them more memorable. For people in particular, I’m trying to designate a specific person wherever possible.
So for example, for “biker” I used to have an image of a generic motorcycle guy riding his bike. This worked ok, but I decided to replace it with a very specific biker from the TV show Sons Of Anarchy:
I’m very familiar with this character. How he sounds, acts, the emotional connection I have with the show. This makes my memorizing imagery MUCH more vibrant and memorable.
Same thing with “lifeguard.” Instead of generic life guard guy, I’ve replaced him with:
The Hoff is a very specific personality and much easier to picture than just a nebulous “lifeguard.”