# barcode's journey to mnemonics

**URL:** <https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/barcodes-journey-to-mnemonics/26094>\
**Category:** Memory Training Journals\
**Created:** [March 3, 2012, 8:48am UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/barcodes-journey-to-mnemonics/26094 "2012-03-03T08:48:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![Yan](https://forum.artofmemory.com/user_avatar/forum.artofmemory.com/yan/32/2613_2.png) [@Yan](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/Yan)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2012, 3:41am UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/barcodes-journey-to-mnemonics/26094/6 "2012-03-12T03:41:37Z")

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> [@barcode](#):
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> I was really hoping this forum will be more alive 😕
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> It’s not so much about reading encouraging replies, or frequent updates, as for an internal need to connect with people who have done, of are doing, what I am doing. And I am not training to memorize decks, or transcendental numbers or coin stacks. Is it really so hard to meet such people in a memory forum?

Hey Barcode, I understand your plight mate. I make use of memory techniques exclusively in my studies and work and I’d gladly help you out if you need any help.

Make no mistake: This forum is alive.

But I’m really tired of answering this type of questions. Those people who make these queries are not here to connect with others or contribute and share ideas to help others. They just come here and want us to give them a specific method to learn this or that type of subject. They think that they’ll get a quick fix guide to help them memorize, without any efforts on their part. They don’t even take their time to search or go through old posts to see whether their queries have been answered.

And when I do explain the methods and techniques I use for my studies and that there are work behind them, they just disappear and don’t ever come back here.

If you go through the introductions, you’ll find most posts are like that.

I don’t think it is worth my time to waste 10 mins, write a detailed post and then have the person disappear, without even a “Thank You”.

Here is one example:

> [@Best method to memorize a textbook?](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/best-method-to-memorize-a-textbook/27370):
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> Hi! I’ve spent the last few months reading every memory book I could find, and I think I’m ready to start using some of the techniques - but I need some advice concerning what method would be best for my needs. I’m a law student, and I’m trying to memorize all of my textbooks using one or more memory techniques. So quite simply, what method would be best for memorizing something like a law textbook? How would you approach it? I do like the memory palace technique, and I can use it successfu…

If you are really interested, then I’d love to help you out and share any techniques I know with you. Keep in mind though that there is some work behind them.

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