In memory books, authors claim that it is possible to learn huge amounts of information or even vocabulary, but when I try to learn more than 100 vocabulary words a day, I already start to have trouble remembering them perfectly or even my brain makes me understand that the workload is colossal. So is it really possible? Or are they just charlatans? If it’s really possible how can I do it?
I’m not the ideal person to answer your question but I will try help you. Your problem may be related to lack of experience and memory systems familiarity. If it is not your case disconder my answer.
Edit: maybe you could start with 25 word per day during one/two week(s), 50, 75 and finally 100 words per day.
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What you are proposing is just to get used to the intensity for example some people say they can memorize more than 1000 pieces of information or more per day I even asked the question on Reddit if it was really possible to learn 1000 flash cards per day and many people told me that it was not possible to revise already known cards yes but to learn new ones
I had seen a message on the forum where a person affirmed that for experts of the memory it is possible to learn to speak a language in 7 days I want to believe that to learn the words 100 words comes out to 90% in conversations yes it is possible to learn them in 7 days but I think that there is a lot of lie as for Ramon campayo who said to have learned 22000 words of German in 72 hours obviously by not explaining at all as t he went there
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I mean… Why not try to learn less words per day until you get 100 per day? Brain is not exactly a muscle but you would not go to gym and expect to pull 100kg first day, right?
I had seen a message on the forum where a person affirmed that for experts of the memory it is possible to learn to speak a language in 7 days I want to believe that to learn the words 100 words comes out to 90% in conversations yes it is possible to learn them in 7 days but I think that there is a lot of lie as for Ramon campayo who said to have learned 22000 words of German in 72 hours obviously by not explaining at all as t he went there
Why bother thinking about it if you are not a memory expert yet? Maybe the experts could learn all that (problably not). Anyway being impossible to learn 22000 words in 72 hours does not mean memory techniques not work or are bad.
I don’t think it’s the fact of starting slowly and increasing gradually but more a question of methodology
I am currently memorizing 1000 words a day + reviewing around 1500-2500 words learned from the previous days. I also memorize 6 decks of cards a day in about 15 minutes to warm up in the morning. I consider myself an amateur memorizer…
So yes- possible.
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How do you go about learning 1000 words a day and how long does it take you to learn them?
First, books about mnemonics sometimes contain such nonsense and garbage that it is better not to read them.
In order to successfully memorize large amounts of practical information in a day, such as 30-60 questions for an exam, you need a mnemonic skill! Basics about memory + basic things + training + mnemonic training + transition to practice. 1.5. months it takes, there may be a way to optimize to 1-1.2 months.
But it takes a good job with a coach or a course, a manual. If there is no money for it or good variants are not available, you can read everything, just all the books and check in practice what works better and what does not. It’s hard, but you can do it that way, too.
100 words a day is a classic marketing ploy, from authors who shame mnemonics and simplify them to the point of stupidity. It’s real, but such authors are morons and distort the picture. They confuse the warm and the soft, there is such an expression. They don’t say that you have to work systematically and develop a skill, it doesn’t go in 2-7 days. Even though it will work from 1 day, because that is the nature of our brain and memory.
What is perceived in space and time at the same time is what is remembered.
Perfect memorization…meaning the automatism of information, the reflex connection. If you memorized those 100 words, gradually strengthen the connections in your head. Mentally visualize the images one after another until you repeat all 100. It might be worth it to separate and not all at once if it’s too hard. But I think you can do it, if you’ve formed neural connections (memorized), it’s up to you to reinforce by remembering and looking through in your mind.
Reinforcing connections cannot be called repetition. That would be a logical error. The mechanism of repetition and reinforcement (viewing, reading from a memorized place) have different principles. They are not the same thing.
The brain doesn’t care how much to memorize. Forget about volume, you need to memorize, find the best way and do it. You want to memorize it anyway. Then why think about how much you need?
In order to memorize I create an image for the word which is first thing that enters my mind when I see it and tie that to the definition of the word. (E.g Doxy: a lover or mistress; whenever I see DOX I think of god and so I imagined me with a beautiful goddess. Its silly and stupid but next time I see Doxy my recall works). I dont care how legitimate or what it is, whatever comes to mind I apply it and move on immediately. I average 5 seconds a card per new word and less then 3 seconds for old cards. I am usually remembering 650/1000 words the next day and over 95% on day 3 if I remember it on day 2.
So since it is so many words about 1 hour and 45 minutes per 1000 new words a day and about 1 hour 15 minutes to review. In total dedicating 3 hours a day but I am using this as memory practice and I have capacity as I am in a break from school. I am using ANKI so as I become more familiar the review process will slow down significantly to less then 20 minutes a day.