I request you all to post lesser known memory methods or work in progres memory mehtods which work well for the benefit of others,Cheeres.
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How about this one?
Or this one?
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Dunno if the guy has a website but he, Allan Pease. wrote a book a few years back “Memory Language -How to develop a powerful recall in 48 minutes”, which I think of as the 'Knick Knack Paddy Whack Method" or as he puts it :
““Well, I’m going to teach you the secret of how to do
it!” whispered Grandpa. “The secret is…
MEMORY PEGS and SILLY STORIES.”
The children looked blankly at him. What did he
mean?
“First you learn ten memory pegs,” said Grandpa.
“What’s that?” asked Adam.
“Pegs are places to hang things,” said Grandpa.
“You mean like the pegs at school where we hang our
school bags?” Jasmine asked.
“That’s right,” Grandpa replied.
32
33"Do you know the song that goes like this…
This old man he played one he played knick knack
on my…”
“Drum!” cried Jasmine.
“Yes, we know that song, Grandpa!” said the kids.
“OK, then let’s start by singing the whole song,” said
Grandpa.
This old man, he played one,
He played knick knack on my drum,
With a knick knack paddy whack, give a dog a bone,
This old man came rolling home.
This old man, he played two,
He played knick knack on my shoe,
With a knick knack… .etc.
This old man, he played three,
He played knick knack on my tree,
With a knick knack… .etc.
And so they began to sing…"
In other words, you use the song as the Peg Method and make each item to be ‘pegged’ a silly story.
Really a method aimed at kids I suppose but its a good On-Fly-List recall for adults -especially those new to mnemonics.
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You might be interested in Mnemotechnic Words and other memory palace alternatives. The Lanier Verbatim Memory System is also interesting — tag: lanier-system
One of the best methods is Active recall. It is the basis on which flashcards work.
Flashcards are a great memory tool that are simple to create and use and highly efficient if applied with Spaced repetion as mentioned above.
This can be achieved by using Anki for software flashcards or Lanier system for physical flash cards.
Another good way of using Active recall is writing or summarising the stuff you want to memorise.
Repetion well though takes time and effort works really well for stuff that is hard to put into a memory palace.
I know a person who memorised the whole book of inorganic Chemistry because he read the book 22 times.