Hi. I’m preparing for gifted school(in Korea) I’ve memorized some science things but forgot everything I learned . So I have nothing in my head right now. I have a test for 2nd stage to enter the school in a month. I gotta memorize science stuffs from middle school science(literally everything). So I need your help to memorize tons of information and to get into that school. PLEASE HELP ME!!!
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You should absolutely review.
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If it’s all that important, I would think your best course of action is to skim and read everything through around ten times. Make notes of what you remember in-between. Make tests for yourself to identify holes in your knowledge.
My recommendation is to explore this site with a view towards getting a clear sense of what is realistic and what is not. Some people get overly excited about mnemonics because they want to achieve the extraordinary, but they don’t understand what can be achieved and what it takes to get there.
Mnemonics have achieved extremely impressive memorization results, but generally speaking you need to spent a lot of time practicing core skills to be able to memorize quickly. The best memorizers have typically practiced and experimented extensively to discover how to make their brain perform quickly.
To achieve truly extraordinary skills you will need to learn about the brain, learn about yourself, and spend endless hours practicing and experimenting on yourself.
I wish you luck, but strongly recommend you focus on learning from the more experienced people on this website rather than dwelling on the most sensational claims about what can be done. The people who have been around longer will generally be able to offer guidance that is based on hard-won experience.
Best of luck,
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Thats called photographic memory. Even those who are in the top of the list takes time. You cant expect your memory to grab something too fast, you may be faster if you have a good technique and experience with a memory technique. At first, it’ll look hard but as time goes you’ll be much efficient.
Mamy who did have success, used to do spaced repeition or a technique at hand, so do use that. Review frequently.
Doesn’t exist.
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In my opinion, it’s absolutely possible for ordinary people to train and develop exceptional memory skills. This site is living proof, with many members achieving impressive and often extraordinary results.
That said, while I’ve heard of rare individuals like Kim Peek who reportedly performed memory feats far beyond even the exceptional—bordering on the superhuman—I don’t currently believe that such abilities (if they are indeed real) can be reproduced through training alone.
Perhaps one day neuroscience or emerging technology will make such breakthroughs possible. But for now, I’d advise newcomers to be extremely cautious of anyone claiming they can teach you to reach that kind of level.
The natural desire many of us have to gain superhuman abilities can leave us vulnerable to magical thinking. So when confronted with such claims, it’s best to approach them with an open mind—but one firmly anchored in critical thinking.
Not for long.
I think there are different kinds of knowledge in science. Stuff related to biology you can memorize. Stuff dealing with physics and calculations requires practice and understanding.
Physics is not too heavily memory-based. Most of the physics stuff in high school is just equations. I think most of these equations can fit into 3 pages. Of course you still have to understand concepts like what a wave is and what refraction, diffraction, momentum, voltage, and current are (you should be able to visualize them).
Chemistry can require a small amount of memorization if I recall (organic chemistry, alkenes, etc.).
Subjects from the most to the least memorization:
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Biology/life science
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Chemistry
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Physics
Physics and chemistry require more intuition and being able to visualize what is happening “in the real world.” Understanding and intuition can last forever.
I’m tempted to promote my own stuff. But certainly memory experts like Ron White, Anthony Metivier, Alex Mullen etc. do a better job than me.
But a few pointers on learning new words from biology :
Also some useful memory ideas to remember the periodic table, chemistry alkanes, planets etc.
