cool.But what you mean it has nothing to do with coding?If you memorise a programming language you will never have syntax errors again and you will know what code to write for what you want most of the time.
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Day 21
Today was a great day! I finally managed to fall asleep in just 1 hour, a big improvement from the 3+ hours it used to take me. I also created a chess account today. I used to play a bit of chess with my grandpa years ago, but I havenāt played in about 7 years. After a few games, I ended up with an ELO rating of 1369. My goal now is to avoid the silly mistakes I sometimes make, focus on visualizing and remembering games, and learn some openings.
- Read: Continued reading my book.
- Italian: I memorized 103 Italian words in 25 minutes. After a 10-minute break, I reviewed them and made 5 mistakes. Some of these words I already knew, like ābuongiorno,ā or recognized because theyāre similar to English, like āpaginaā (which means āpageā). Still, about 50% of the words were completely new to me, so I think it was a good session.
- Physics: I saw a post today about how to memorize physics vocabulary. For example: Potential Difference" between two points in a circuit is the energy lost by one coulomb as it moves from one point to the other. I started memoryzing this today. I total there are 138 of these defenitions but i only did 20. Ill continue later.
- Federal Constitution: Continued memorizing the swiss constitution but i only did about 50 min today
Iām just learning the basics and understanding them. Iāll soon start memorizing syntax
Day 22
Another great day!
- Reading: Although I didnāt read any new books today, I revisited some that I read in the past few months.
- Chess: I played a few chess games and watched a video on endgame strategies since thatās an area where I struggle the most.
- Physics: I continued memorizing Physics definitions verbatim. Iām currently at 60 definitions but plan to keep going today.
- Mental Math/Visualization: I came across a post about visualizing 4D objects, which intrigued me, so I gave it a try. I also practiced visualizing things in as much detail as possible, like counting the steps on the staircase or the number of pens on my desk. Additionally, I worked on mental math by visualizing math problems (and mathematical logic) and solving them in my head.
- Italian: I reviewed the words Iāve learned so far.
- Illnesses: I found a list online with 328 illnesses and their symptoms. I plan to start memorizing them today.
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What techniques are you using to memorize? Tell me more, I couldnāt get it from your profile
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Method of Loci for Lists and Details
When I need to memorize lists, like the periodic table, or details, like symptoms of illnesses, I use the method of loci. Iāve created about 30 memory palaces, each with 200 stations. I often place people and objects (like Mario, people I know, or food) in these stations, and I even use their body parts (brows, ears, hands) as loci.
Memorizing Numbers
For numbers, I use the major system, which turns numbers into consonants, then into words and images that I can easily recall.
Learning Italian
For learning Italian, I imagine myself in a white room where I combine the English word with a specific image. For example, ādinnerā is āla cenaā in Italian, so I picture John Cena eating dinner at a table, which helps the word stick.
Physics Concepts
For physics concepts, I create images for key terms and imagine a story in each loci. For example, for ārefractionāāthe bending of light as it goes from one medium to anotherāI picture a strongman bending a beam of light. The light is scared, so it moves away to a phone. I dont know why this sticks for me but it just does. You just have to find what works for you best
Studying Textbooks
When I study textbooks, I first make sure I understand the material, then I just put the most important words into a memory palace
Verbatim Memorization
When memorizing verbatim, I also create images for common words and weave them into stories within my loci. This helps the text stick in my memory more effectively.
If you didnt undestand something bc i made some mistakes just ask
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wow, I understood, Iām going to apply some strategies, but tell me how do you review so much information?
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After committing a text or set of information to memory, reinforce it by reviewing it 1-2 times immediately. This helps solidify the mental images and associations.
Review Schedule:
- Day 1: Review the material again the next day.
- Day 5: Review it 4 days after the first review.
- Day 12: Review it 7 days after the second review.
- Day 32: Review it 20 days after the third review.
- Day 62: Conduct a final review 30 days after the fourth review.
- Applying the Strategy to Larger Sets:
- If you have a large set of information to memorize (e.g., 300 verbatim texts), break them down into smaller batches (e.g., 50 texts). Start with batch 1 on day 1 and batch 2 on day 2, and continue adding new batches each day, following the same process. Make cards on Quizlet or Anki. I prefer Quizlet because I can insert anything I want to memorize into ChatGPT, and I can create cards from that.
But you have to make your own plan on how you review
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Day 24
Sick so I just read today and Yesterday
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Days 25 - 27
I didnāt have much time, so hereās what I managed to do in two days (a total of 3 hours). I mostly played chess and studied Italian, but I didnāt accomplish much overall.
- Chess: I played a few games and watched some instructional videos. Thereās someone in my class with an Elo rating of 2300, so I played some games against him, and he gave me some helpful tips.
- Physics: I didnāt do much here (about 1 hour), but I almost finished memorizing the definitions.
- Mental Math/Visualization: I aim to do 20-30 minutes daily, and so far, itās been going okay. I visualized 4D objects as detailed as possible and did some basic mathematical logic exercises and math problems.
- School: My goal is to ace as many exams as possible while studying as little as possible. Iām focusing on Math (5.4 last year), Geometry (5.4), English (5.52), Geography (5.9), History (5.9), Italian (new subject, aiming for 5.75 or better), Computer Science (5.6), and Biology (5.5). I hope to perform better than last year and spend less time studying. (Note: 6 is the best grade, 4 is passing, and 1 is the worst.)
- Illnesses: I didnāt do anything in this area.
- Italian: I got an Italian grammar book and spent 1 hour studying and memorizing.
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Here are my goals for the next two days since I have more than enough time:
- Physics: Review and memorize the material thoroughly (I estimate 3 hours total, as I struggled with this in the past few days).
- Mental Math/Visualization: Continue practicing as usual.
- Illnesses: Out of the 366 illnesses and symptoms, Iāll focus on just one set, dedicating 3 hours to it with as much focus as possible. Weāll see how it goes.
- Reading: Continue reading as planned. Maybe 1 houer per day
- Math: I found some old Math Olympiad questions. My goal is to solve and understand 22 pages (about 5 exercises per page). I didnāt mention it earlier, but I already did some practice tests yesterday.
- Capitals: Memorize all the capitals of every European, Asian, and African country. Iāll track the time spent and update later.
- French: Before I started learning Italian, I studied French in school. I still want to continue with it, so I plan to revise about 1,000 to 1,500 words (estimated time without breaks is 5 hours).
Iām not sure I can complete all of this in two days since I expect my motivation might drop after about 5 hours, but weāll see. Iāll do the French vocabulary last.
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Day 28 - 29
I did way more math than I expected!
Out of my plan I managed to do everything exept Physics. All this took me about 9 houers (maybe a bit more). I also played some chess so with that this would be 10 houers.
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how did you learn sign language and morse code so fast? I spent around a hour trying to remember first 15 letters in morse code and failed almost all of them the next day
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Basically, I combined these two methods. Iām not exactly sure why, but these images just stuck with me. Personally, I used the first method and then combined it with this one: For example, āHā could be āhap-py-birth-day.ā These are short sounds for me, so this would be Ā°Ā°Ā°Ā°
I hope you understand what I mean.
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Day 30 - 36
From day 30 to 35, I didnāt really do much. Iām not sure whyāI had the time but ended up doing nothing except reading, watching Netflix, and keeping up with my usual visualization and math exercises.
But today, I did get a few things done:
- French: I memorized 100 French words and created a plan for the next 7 weeks on what to learn and focus on. My current level is A2-B1, and I want to experiment with different methods for language learning, vocabulary building, etc.
- Math: I worked on some school math and looked into a few questions from the math olympiad.
- Italian: I reviewed everything Iāve learned so far.
I also realized that I donāt enjoy memorizing medical terms (illnesses), but hereās what I did manage to memorize today. Thereās one big thing I still want to work on, but I didnāt get to it yet:
- Roman numerals: It took me just over a minute. It wasnāt that hard.
- Numbers on a roulette wheel: I memorized the single-zero wheel in order. This took about 4 minutes and 12 secondsānot too difficult.
- Bones of the body: Today, I memorized 80 bones, focusing on the Axial Skeleton.
Day 37
Nothing special today.
- Bones of the Body: I will try to finish memorizing all the bones.
- School: I did 1 hour of schoolwork, but nothing special.
- Math: Continued doing some math olympiad exercises.
- French: I did 1.5 hours of French today. I continued learning grammar and vocabulary, and I listened to a 30-minute podcast, noting down about 50 new words to learn.
- Memorizing Speech: I watched a 5-minute video and tried to memorize as much as possible. There was a phone number, some names, etc., so I memorized those. This is a really great exercise.
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Day 38
I canāt believe Iāve already been doing this for almost 40 days. Iām noticing, for example, that Iām currently studying for a German exam and Iām able to memorize things 100 times faster than last year. I also understand the material better, and even when Iām not actively trying to memorize information, it sticks much more easily.
Hereās what I did today:
- School: I did less than 45 minutes of schoolwork.
- French: I memorized about 100 new words. Personally, I donāt really want to learn that many words in a week, so I aim for around 150-200. I also listened to a B1-level podcast and noted down some words I didnāt know.
- Math: I did some math exercises, nothing special.
Also did some review
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Day 39 - 40
I mainly focused on visualizing, reading, and schoolwork.
- School: I have an exame on friday so I learnd about 45 min today and 30 min yesterday
- Math: I tried to learn how to do basic calculations (+, -, *, /) in my head as fast as possible. Also I continued doing some questions for the math olympiade.
- Italian and French: I reviewed a big chunc of what I learned
Day 40-44
I know it has been a while, and I really didnāt do that much during this time. I also had two exams. Iāll get my exam results next week.
I mainly read, played chess, and did a lot of French.
- French: I focused primarily on grammar.
- Math: On days 40-43, I didnāt do much, maybe about 1 hour in total. But today, I did about 2 hours. It wasnāt a lot, but I stayed focused.
- Motivation: I worked on a plan to stay motivated. Weāll see this week and next week if it worked out.
- School: As I mentioned, I had these exams. I studied way less than I did last semester. Weāll see if I did better or worse.
- Memorization: I also did a little challenge where I memorized Braille. I managed to do it in about 4 minutes, so I consider it a success. I just memorized all the letters, but you could also just memorize the first ten letters (A-J). After that, the remaining letters are the same symbols but with an extra dot added to each.
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Slay
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