Studying and 'Remembering' techniques

princepeanutbutter · 2016-02-25T12:26:08+00:00

Summarize what you read, talk to yourself like you were explaining to someone else.

genjuro_zero · 2016-02-25T15:25:10+00:00

When I study, I take notes. This helps me retain information much more effectively than simply reading/hearing it. This is for general retention/comprehension.

For something which I absolutely must memorize, I use repetition. Read and re-read, write notes on note cards and practice cycling through the cards to confirm memorization.

Alternately, if it's a skill I need to become proficient with - practice. Lots of practice (and failure) will help cement the thing into your skillset.

throwaway320_ · 2016-02-25T16:05:51+00:00

Repetition is key to remembering facts. Each time you have to retrieve information in the brain the pathway of those neurons is strengthened. Forgetting is just the neuron(s) containing the information being no longer accessible.

I use the free software Anki for everything I have to remember. The idea behind it is that it asks you to retrieve the fact just before you forget it, making it a highly efficient way of learning.

Be sure that you understand the information you wish to learn first. A great way, as suggested by others, is summarizing the content you just read. Of that summary you can then make flashcards for Anki.

MeatCurtainRod · 2016-02-25T16:30:21+00:00

Find what learning techniques work for you. Use the trial and error method. This is what you have to discover in highschool. That is the whole point, the big secret in life.

Clint_Redwood · 2016-02-25T16:55:33+00:00

You won't remember everything, there is a few ways we change our behaviors though.

Through longtime expose, i.e. read this sub everyday and you will subconsciously start incorporating things that you see repetitively. Like how there is a FR ever week about some dumbass getting divorce raped, then it explains what went wrong. Then you see your friend in the exact same scenario and it clicks, he's fucking here, here and here. He could do this and be fucking fine.

Or you are with your girl and she does something that you read in another post, like a shit tests you've heard before, the most common, "Your a player aren't you".

Or how you read a post about how a girl flew off the deep end and starts going crazy. You read how the guy remained calm, didn't engage her or shut it down quickly. Then your girl does the exact same thing, your brain triggers the correlation and you remember that story.

Your brain is fucking ridiculously good at drawing patterns out of seeming chaos. The more time you spend exposing yourself to the same shit, the more experience and correlation it draws. It will start noticing shit in your life that you also read here. Just let it do it's job. You don't have to make cue cards to learn TRP. You just need to consciously be aware of your environment, what is happening and don't let your emotions override your logical thinking. Let your brain do the rest and it will fall into place. Just always keep stimulating it and don't stop reading TRP till it becomes second nature.

Also, bookmark high content posts you think will be useful, reread them every so often and your brain will retain more and more, drawing more correlations in real life.

Train33 · 2016-02-25T22:51:35+00:00

Hey, repetition is boring and extremely time consuming. If you want a real memorization technique that saves you time and effort, I recommend reading the book "Ageless Memory" by Harry Lorayne.

There might be a PDF somewhere but it's only $10 and well worth it.

Good luck.

Edit: Real quick I'll give the breakdown of the "link technique" he teaches.

Write down a list of 8 objects.

Shoe Basketball Sponge Coat Bottle Radio Computer Button

Next think of an extremely vivid and "abnormal" image between the first and second item (make it really really Out there). My link is a "Shoe" playing "Basketball" or it could be you playing a full out "Basketball" game with a "Shoe".

Next link the Basketball to Sponge in the same fashion (you cleaning with a "Basketball" instead of a "sponge"), sponge to coat etc etc.

If you can think of weird images between the items, you can essentialky memorize big lists, the book good into further detail of how you can memorize large pieces of information after getting the link technique down.

The idea is that you don't have a bad memory at all, it's just never been used effectively. The reason for this is because everything is so " normal and mundane ". When you think of the abnormal in place of the normal, it is now wayyy easier to remember.

Tl;Dr: Read the Book.

Title	Studying and 'Remembering' techniques
Author	2ndLion
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Date	February 25, 2016 12:21 PM UTC (10 years ago)
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