#1 factor Active attachment of the idea.
A proper use of memory biases more importantly:
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Self serving bias: if the image is interesting or something you like
Example: I like images with women and darkness, thus more memorable.
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Generation effect: (that which you think of or imagine is default more memorable than anything else) in order to exploit this bias, consider thinking of your thoughts not only your visualizations as steps, you should pay attention at what you’re doing. When you imagine a person, do you start by a full body, profile, close up to the face or an eye? then where do you go? and what’s the final thought of the particular target?
Example, as you visualize pay attention at what you’re doing, as the process is “steps” like a meta memory palace. THINKING about what you’re doing matters for long lasting detailed identifiable images. Try visualizing this pictures, if you notice where you start and what chunk you visualize and fulfill the rest:
If you started with ther face, did your mind made up the rest of the body? how detailed? say this were a peg, that facial image is enough, but versatility exists in multiple options. Personally, not only my numbers are attached to multiple people but I have multiple visual references to them, so it’s easy to imagine them doing anything vividly. -
Verbatim effect: have in mind that you always remember a bit at time. Like in the Generation effect bias, this puts emphasis in the fact that every thought is a chunk of a bigger cluster of ideas. Understanding themes or subjects can be measure on how wide and consistent the chunks of ideas you hold, it’s the same with images.
Look at this castle, close your eyes and imagine it, then pay attention at how much you remember and if the silhouette is formed:
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Peek end rule effect: that which causes you emotions will be more memorable
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Availability bias: the ideas that were in your working memory would be more memorable and trigger similar images.
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Primacy effect: the first thing that comes to mind would have a higher likelihood of becoming the next first thing that comes to mind when you later random recall. (Still figuring out how to fully exploit this tendency)
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Modality effect: The more details in a particular “step” the image has the more memorable. Do you remember a character from TV or a movie? What do you remember? colors, sounds, shapes, background, decoration, emotions and everything else. So, if you imagine someone using a car, put on the engine sounds and the shinny bits of the machine!!!
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Humor effect: Is funny? It sticks. I leave to you to figure out what part of something funny is what’s memorable the most: the trigger of the laugh, who/what causes or dictates the funny vibes (the comedian/show)?
