Your above point triggered the thought that it might be possible to always aim to find either a logical or mnemonic association to our subject that activates the brain’s motor cortex.
That’s mostly just my fancy way to say that it would trigger an action association, but I want to emphasize the neuroscience connection, because in my mind this seques into the topic of mirror neurons.
Not sure if I’m expressing my thought clearly, but I am now inspired to experiment with my personal study system that is predicated on establishing associations that constantly trigger my own motor neurons to be firing.
So, if I was studying Da Vinci’s inventions, such as his flying machine, perhaps I would be sure to imagine myself flying it.
If I was studying Einstein’s theory of relativity, I might try to repeat his thought experiments where it is me personally riding a bicycle close to the speed of light.
If I happen to be using a memory palace to memorize something, I could actively imagine myself walking through and in physically interacting with the objects at each location.
(Afterthought: Maybe I could also try to adopt more action metaphors into my speech habits.)
Si the object would be not to merely observe material to be learned, but also to insert myself autobiographically into each imaginary scene doing something physical.
This experiment might require a fair bit of adaptation from my current habits, but if can kick my motor cortex into high gear as I hope, I should feel noticeably refreshed and alert after study, rather than sluggish.
I am excited to start running with this idea. Wish me well…I am off to the races.