How to triple your memory by using this trick | Ricardo Lieuw On | TEDxHaarlem
2017 ж. 11 Жел.
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Do you recall studying for your exams? You probably do. But do you remember how you studied, how you memorized French words or the year of the American civil war? Now, that’s probably harder. As a teenager, Ricardo Lieuw On was packing groceries when he knew what he wanted to study: he wanted to learn about learning. He picked up a study in psychology and learned how to reduce his learning time from 3 hours to 1 hour on the same piece of content. He gained the same knowledge in 200% less time. And specially for TEDxHaarlem, he shares the secret of his technique.
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx
my memory is so bad that I forgot I watched this video before
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hehe
Me too..
Mee too
Josip Stanić you are too funny
Closed my eyes, took a deep breath only to hear an ad follow after
LMFAOO SAME I closed my eyes to picture what he was saying but I got scared shitless 😭
same I got LinkedIn ad 😂😂
I closed my eyes.. Then heard the tik-tok of heels of a woman and I'm like wtf
Idk why, but I laughed so hard at this comment! 🤣😂
@@HappilyAnonymousGirl For me, it was really embarrassing. Sheesh! Like can’t I just follow along with a video in peace? 😭
Short summary: - When you imagine bizarre stories it becomes a lot easier to remember. - If you tie this stories with place where you know very well (like your body or room) memorizing things on order become a lot easier. - Everyone can improve yourself by experimenting (your age is doesn't matter) - Find a new different methods to improve yourself and applying it in your life to see how it work for you. - With experiments in your life you will be better not only in particular skill, but also it skill to learn new thing. It will impact to your hobbies, work, relationships - to all you life.
Dude we have the same profile picture! What are the odds! I mean they're above zero but still, it's not a picture people commonly use a profile pic. In fact, you're the first one I've seen use it. And I've been using it for years.
Thank you so much! You helped me save my time!
Thanks, you saved my time.
Thank you for saving time)
Thank you!
I’m 75 and I love to keep learning and growing. One word of caution though: there is not one single method, including yours, that works for everyone. There is no single best way. A lot depends on being able to imagine and then finding your own way, as you found yours. These may be tools we can all use, but they are not the only way it happens, and for some people, maybe not the best.
I have zero visual memory, I can't even imagine in my mind nor draw people close to me, except that I know they have a head, eyes, nose and mouth lol. However my audio memory is much much better.
If a person's memory is compromised due to conditions such as dementia there is nothing that can prevent that unless we find a cure.
I agree sir Individual differences need Individual methods.
I want to be like you when I'm 75
You know as well as I do that when we were in school in the 50s/60s no one had any concern if we learned memory techniques or not. If a student didn't do well it was "well boys aren't any good at reading/English, and girls can't do math, so they need to be in the secretary-Home Ec track". What memory techniques do IMO are help relieve anxiety.
I love how KZhead recommends this video the day before my exams
xdr when it’s too late😅
KZhead algorithm
What are you doing on KZhead a day before exam?
Sameeee
Same here! Tomorrow is my biology exam and here I am 🤷🏻♀️
“Triple my memory?” Bro 0x3 is still 0
Lol
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lol hahahaa it made my day
You made my day and Im watching at 3am lol
You can’t have zero memory
Everyone is gangsta until they open their chemistry lab manual or block chemistry for jee ….Indians can relate
bhaiii F true !
Salt analysis 😂😂😵
Lol 😆
😂😂😂😂
Nope. Everybody is gangsta until they take (and hopefully pass) Pchem
Imagines John throwing the the sun on my feet* Ad: "DID YOU KNOW YOU CAN COOK A PIZZA IN 12 SECONDS??"
Haha bro. Sound funny
Me: the sun on my feet. Ad: imagine the woman who you really want to be. Me: bothered…writing this comment/reply…switching off.
same here🤣🤣😂😂
Conclusion: Use visualisation and images to learn, whatever u learn relate it with Something interesting.
How do I visualize maths and Economics
Thanku you save my 16 minutes
Damn if that's what the video was about I feel like that was common sense useless TED talk
@@majormerc economics is kinda easy to do, but idk about maths lol
How can I use this method to learn the CDL permit test? Besides just reading and studying the book and answering questions? I’m a visual learner to the heart but even sometimes videos for the CDL doesn’t help. I want to understand what I’m learning, why is this correct answer the answer you know. But I’ve been studying for this permit test for 5 days now and tomorrow I’m heading to the dmv to take the test and if I fail the test I’ll be kicked out of the training program. I do not want to get kicked out I’ve came 4 hours away from my home to just get kicked out you know. But a week and a couple days of not 100% understand why things are the way they are isnt enough time. I want this more than anything. That’s why I’m on this app to figure out other methods to learning and study this book so I can have a much better understanding of what I’m learning. (General Knowledge, Air Brakes, and Combination Vehicles.) the method he used is very awesome and seems like it would work for me a lot better than being told what the answer is or me just reading it over and over and over word for word. But how would I be able to use that method to study the CDL A HANDBOOK? There’s gotta be a way.
Very helpful, thank you! My memory effectively tripled: 0x3=0
Haahaahaa
@@flashtiger8246 lol
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Another wonderful trip down memory lane. I'd forgotten how many times I'd seen this one, but it's a classic none the less. Keep up the good work Tedx Haarlam, I think you are going to do big thing ❤
This is crazy how mind mapping works in creating random and wacky scenarios, much more fun than tidier version of imagining your own house
Him: with all the technologies around, why do we need to memorize? Med school: *I happened to exist*
What did you do? Found any answers
This is actually why I am watching this video lol I don't want to die in med school
Honestly
Plz suggest if u hv any simple way of learning faster
It helps to memorize things as we are short on time. Imagine if you can memorize your patients names, wouldn’t that make your life easier? What if you have a treatment or drug name intuitively memorized... you save yourselves time by looking it up. Tech is for reminding you, clarifying details, and quick and safe transmission of new research. (Think Google). However I would absolutely love to increase my memory power and it’s best others do as well. Lol even forgetting has its own benefits... but let’s not get me started
How many of you are scrolling down to check whether it works or not 😂
me😂😂
Me too 🤣🤣🤣😂
Me lol
Just saved 15 minutes, thx
Yeah this guys boring
This is a good method for memorising lists of unrelated items, but it doesn’t account for the fact that most things that we learn are also first UNDERSTOOD, not just memorised. In fact, understanding what you want to remember is the first step that you should do.
You havent got the point of the video. By doing that he tried to explain that there's not only one way to learn, but there's many ways an the only way to find those out is to experiment and find the methods that best suit you.
@@angonuts7492 oh, that's true! I still think that he should have spent more time showing different possibilities though
Self-awareness + growth mindset
Yes, this is so true. While the video gives tips on how to memorize, F52's point is very valid. It is important to understand not simply memorize.
@@f52_yeevy here's the thing, after learning something new. Just memorize that information through imagination so you'll always remember it. And then the more you process it the more it becomes part of the subconscious mind. Hence, part of the long term memory.
Ah, nothing like a good ol’ ted x to make me feel like I’m not procrastinating.
I could only memorise 4 of 10 items on my first attempt. Then i watched the rest of the video, and learned how to triple my memory. Now i can remember twelve out of ten.
Wow! Wait wha-
n o you did not just do that
Oh you did it boy 👏👏👏 Amazingly talented (eye roll)
😂🤣
Haha my ninja
"I want you to think of someone you know called John..." I think of John Cena... "I want you to see him..."
...and you couldn't see him😂
I want you to know you have no clue as to what I really know... And each time I see Jon Cena, we laugh together about all the things you don't know like John's name is really jaun. Juan Wayne!
😭😭😂😂😂 ded
I think of John Wick.
Ill think about john romero... he made doom and i like that game
"The art of learning" Thank you, Ricardo, for this amazing presentation. You're a great teacher! (which IMO is an art form as well; The art of teaching) + ReMind sounds like an incredible initiative. Bravo! 🙏🏽😃❤
The first time through was easier for me and I got all 10 correct. My method: I broke up the words into 3 groups of three and then the last word by itself. (Much easier to remember small groups than one long list). I repeated each group several times in my head to get the order down and visualized each word in the group. 🧔🏻♂️🔧🧥 🤐🔪🚫 📅🥁🥊. ⛽️ 1st group, (Beard object jacket). 2nd group (secret edge nothing) 3rd group (date band punch) And gas ⛽️ at the end to fuel the whole idea.
Actually this helped me more than the video. I have adhd and he lost me 10 seconds into his story
You are wonderful
@@muthyrajani2609 Remembering in 3 4 5 items grouped is much faster and you can combine groups also So 3 groups of 3 4 5 can be one group of 3 etc Then when you expand your memory you add to it by creating a larger group of 3 x 3 x 3 which is still one group of 3 with 9 boxes or groups broken up to 3 in each item This for memory is limitless and you can combine the groupings in relevant sections Just like a library would
I did exactly the same but didn’t remember all 10. Only 5
I unknowingly did the same thing, just in a larger group. That second method didn't really work for me. I think because I was too distracted trying to make the sequences make sense, in order to retain the info, before he explained the association. I am great at visual memorization if I can picture the info. The second method had too much of a bizarre factor for me, I think. But like your style. Will have to try to break them in smaller groups with future data.
whenever i used to create stories to memorise anything, i used to forget the stories themselves later on..
True
Try to imagine the story as if it was a film, then try to write the main keywords of this story,that might help!
@sola 😂😂
Eman Ekram I also forget movies 😁
Daaaamn XD
Is Anyone looking for English comment???😀 Here it is! It's really helpful!
Hi
Yes it’s really helpful.
@@serxuegoldisprettyuselessi2683 hi!😀
@@rajtechking yes, indeed!
Man! WTF is that above ☝☝
When John threw the sun on my feet !! An ad poped up😂😂😂😂
I saw this man perform his spontaneous poetry in a very lovely resort on Langkawi some years ago. He was a brilliant wordsmith with his quick wit - a charming most unusual entertainer and Ive never forgotten him as one of the most talented and unusual performers Ive ever seen Now he is challenging my mind as well as entertaining me - what growth of a very unique skill
it took me 4 minutes to realize the title said "memory" not "Money" smh
Lol.
Means you need some .... Like 5 or 15 millions ..... 😉
I realized it reading your comment :-|
haha. same here
Same here! I thought it said triple money😅
6:25 is the part you were waiting for
ok
Thanks savior
Thx man
You can see me???😅
Thank YOU Im lazy to wait till the point that im watching this video for
In this competitive world, it is a must to be sharp and smart enough to tackle things. Thanks for the video elaborating the tricks and the process that you have undergone. Every student can have a look at it to make their learning simple and fun.
Oo yeah... You seem Awkward gurl
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Everything is possible if we try hard enough or at least better ourselves ✌️
I only memorised 5 words for the first time round and the second time round I did indeed memorise a whole lot more. It worked so well.
lol seym tho i only memorized 6 out of 10 words in the first round
I live in Karachi Pakistan and I like your comment
@@marckenleu795 Cairo dindori madhya
@@sayyamzahid7312 uhm, what? Lol
My Brain memorizing for Exams : *smol pp* My Brain remembering every single meme that I encountered since 5 years : *BIG PP*
slap like now
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that's because you understand the meme and enjoy learning it (as compared to studying, which you probably think of as torture)
Samuel Miller?
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How to memorize stuff easier for real: Long passages or phrases: type it out and read through it, then change the font and read through it again, then go through and change the font color of the end of some words to white. ex: the word "memorize" would look like "m " then try reading through it again, maybe change the font again or font size, keep getting rid of the end of words until you have almost the entire passage changed to blank space and word beginnings. This helps you memorize the words and phrases themselves and changing fonts helps you to remember words in relation to the sentence and not the location on the page, our brains like to take shortcuts wherever possible. Object pairings (ex how to know which name matches up to different groupings): for this you will need to memorize truly at least one or two things. When trying to remember object pairings, try to remember relationships of one thing to another. Think about the words themselves if all else fails. Are the words in alphabetical order when they appear in the right order? Reverse alphabetical order? Do the word sizes go from big to small, or vise versa? Does the series of things follow a pattern? Maybe the mneumonic just happens to follow the same first letters as your friend-group, the relationship doesn't have to be a typical one. Take the word "parallel", for example, the two L's make parallel lines. Your mind is always looking for the relationships between things, if you provide it even subtle ones, it is more likely to remember them. Random other things: Making stories does help occasionally, but so does songs, visualizing things, drawing things out (maybe you're learning about Einstein's theory of relativity and you draw a cone that goes over a dog's head to help you remember the shape of mass in the space-time continuum, it doesn't always have to directly relate), picturing things on different parts of your body so you remember it when you look at that part of yourself, prolonged occasional exposure, linking memories or locations with what you wish to remember, thinking of it abstractly and relating it to real life (maybe you just measured something at 6 3/4 inches and you need to remember that for your project you're working on, imagine what you'll be doing in 6 3/4 hours or what you'd buy with $6 3/4 and you'll remember the object or thing you'd be doing far better than the numbers). There are lots of small things that your brain can cling to and make up far easier than a complicated story, and your needs vary per occasion so your memorizing tactics probably will too. I hope this helps! I've personally found it easier than the one-size-fits-all storytelling tactic that we're often taught.
I actually learned what u wrote on how much I kept on saying it cuz I can't understand 😂😂😂😂😂
The only comment which has less likes then my comment 😂😂
@@wrongplays9576 It's not a competition, I just wanted to help make people's lives easier any way I could.
Legend
@@madisonreuter4422 Sushila dear you really did 😚
There's actually a book about this. It's call " How to Learn Almost Anything in 48 Hours" By Tansel Ali
WOW for some reason this moved me emotionally ... this message must hit so close to my heart ... THANKS SO MUCH!!!!!!
Him: remember this 10 words in order Me: trying to remember it My brain: don't you even dare think about that
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For real though
You made my night 😂😂😂😂
Correct🤣
LMAO
Memorizing while studying is not a good habit but understanding it. When you learn/understand it, it is automatically saved in your brain.
Yes, this is a very important concept and how I did well in school, but can't remember my own life well. There are good times for this method though.
I agree but i understand the topic deeply but i forget this is my habit or? But i use mind palace technique this was very effect
You can understand and still forget. Memory techniques are important esp if you are going to be tested
Some things just need to memorized, no need to understand e.g. some phone numbers or an address.
Try learning medicine notions without a technique ahahaha. There are long lists of details
I remember so much from school, I was drilled A student who additionally was remembering things, learning things for fun and because I thought I would need it in future. When I was 13 I remembered all american states in alphabetical order on one summer vacation day because I was bored and I thought it would prove to be useful in life as America is influential country in the world. I lived in the Balkans in Europe. I didn't use such methods or anything. I repeated until I had it memorised once and for all. It took maybe an hour or something. Sometimes I recall it to see if I still can do it and I always do it very quickly speaking, counting them automatically without any imagination (I have great imagination, but here it's not necessary for some "tricks" or whatever). Until day of today, today I'm 29, I can recite them all perfectly and know where they are, even though alphabetical order is not intuitive way for finding them all on map. Don't go shortway, if your goal is permanent learning. Also reciting out loud can be useful for memorising the melody of what you are saying. This is just one example, but a good example of boring facts that you can remember if you put mindwork to it and have a longterm goal. PS, the experience of excersise from this video was a bit PsYcHeDeLiC... 😋
It was really nice to listen to the sounds of the audience when they startet talking to each other,in about 2 minutts into this video, I dont know why,but it just made me feel happy. The sounds of engaged humans when they just play and relax, thats a good sound!
I get you, its so much better living near a large stadium packed over the weekend. like white noise. comforting knowing your surrounded and not alone I guess, or it only feels like that
like si vienes por Ori de mierda pd: nunca pensé hacer este tipo de comentarios de mierda xd
che tiene subtitulos en español xddd
@@ubreak5265 of o Wu l
@@angelgabrielleal9850 xD
Best way to literally memorize entire books with enough patience and a bit of imagination: visualise what you're reading. Like really visualise what is that you're reading and make connections. Try it with this video by visualizing and connecting every word to a whole.
Memorized the entire script of Casablanca.
@@r_1901 i memorized my birthday
Can’t. Aphantasia.
Wait thats only way i have read my whole life, to understand what i read.... is there other ways to read???
@@andresbados5106 🤣🤣🤣
Investors should prepare their portfolio and ensure it beats the market, I’m trying to take full advantage of the current market,I’ve allocated my capital in a safe and sustainable way but still leave room for excitement for individual stocks, cryptos and new exciting opportunities
Great to see this strategy being used by someone, It's not about how much it's more about being regular with your investments.
Not everyone makes it big with crypto, probably with stocks yeah. there’s just so much risks involved
@@greggbartel4501 With an effective saving, good strategy, and skills anyone can be a millionaire by simply investing in the overall stock market. And that doesn’t restrict you from adding some NFTs or gaming token to your portfolio. All investments Involves certain risks.
@@aarongeddes6231 Absolutely, this is exactly why I opted for an investment coach years ago. Todd Schmidt guides my investment decisions and has helped build a portfolio that’s enabled me clear up my debt and live more comfortably. He does the heavy lifting for me, covering every facet of investing including stocks and crypto for monthly and yearly gains. Despite the market trends, there’s been consistency in my profits and increase in my annual returns.
@@joerobert1801 impressive. Ultimately, the actual aim to meet or even beat the market, hopefully my portfolio achieves that.
On the first exercise I remembered 7, I missed a block of three words. From the second exercise without being lead I probably remembered around the same amount. I found this video after changing job to somewhere I need to remember companies, names and places and improve my retention. I think this is more effective for revision for exams and not short term memory.
I was listening to music and past out and woke up to this playing on my phone lol
hahahha
loooool
Where did you wake up?
Of all the things to have playing in your ear as you slept. I bet you had a pretty trippy dream before you woke up.
Lmfao
I've watched this vedieo twice and my memory effectively increased upto 6 times
But what can you remember? just lists?
ur memory might have got better but your maths definitely didnt
Sure will it be 9 times.
Bhai upsc pakka tera😅
he just made the most creative story of all time
This worked really well for me! I have a horrible memory and this is actually helping! It would be great if there was an app!
Let me appeal to deep thinkers: 1. The question: What is ---> the fastest way of learning. A. Answer: The fastest way to learn, is to learn how to learn. 2. What is learning? A. Learning=input. B. Input must be retained, input = memory. C. What drives memory? 3. Memory A. Retained knowledge depends on meaning, motive, and drive. B. Meaning, motive, and drive decides what knowledge is retained, therefore.... 4. Learning is personal and dependent upon: A. What you want to know B. Why you want to know it C. What you have to gain or lose 5. Archetypical principles: A. This video is about memory tricks, but the usefulness is limited. We learn that which we seek, and we seek what matters the most. Therefore, motive is principal in learning....it can't be conjured through mental gymnastics, it's internal. An insatiable curiosity to understand gives meaning, insofar as the discovery serves a personal purpose. Period. Without motive, learning is artificial, stagnant. 6. Failed learning. A. Failure to learn is indicative of inadequate passion/motivation. 7. Solution: A. Motive/passion ---> subject matter ---> memory --> learning ---> proficiency ---> career.
Nice paragraphing. I read through all this much easily than I usually do.
Could not explain it any better, nice!
Wow. Just simply, WOW. This was a huge lightbulb moment for me. Thanks for sharing
cool
I think this is one of the best comments I have read.
6:25 to save you some time 🥰
Thanks
Thank you
Doja cat*
f, you mean, do not attend the ukg class and jump into the 1st class lol directly. btw nice comment ! ;)
Thank you ☺️🤗
Why is it people are ready to pull down something, especially when they have nothing better to offer in return? Thanks for your effort mate!
Super fun talk! Thank you. Would love to see this technique played out (demoed) in a normal conversation.
Mi memoria se triplicó 0x3=0
Bueno al menos aprendiste a multiplicar! Un gran avance😂
te copiaste de un comentario en ingles
Alguien me explica que es lo que dijo el tipo (se que tiene subtítulos y ya lo vi, pero no lo supe interpretar)
@@fatimabartholdy5266 Miralo varias veces hasta que lo entemdas, es mucho mejor como lo exllica el a como lo explicaria cualquiera de nosotros
Any English readers understand this and laughing 😂😂😂
I was going to comment but then forgot what I was going to say...
Were you going to say that you saw MONEY instead of MEMORY in the title?
R0I3I3IE happens to me all the time.
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You can triple your memory, than make more money... and than triple your money to buy more memories... like micro sd
ahhh. hmmm. .... I had something to respond to as well.
I used chunking to memorize the first list, but mind palace is a good way to memorize too. The best is still raw repetition, because we are hardwired to be able to predict what happens in the future, so the more we see something, the more important it becomes in our memory.
Also paint pictures - eg. (date - my wrist watch) (band - wristband next to watch) (punch - your knuckle) (punching what? A gas can) All in order, And to affirm this image, you can imagine that you punched the gas can so hard that both the date watch & wrist band fell to the floor. Crazy but it does the trick for me.
Dear Mr. Ricardo Lieuw On, I am now a retired spine surgeon. I took my first course in mnemonics after I finished my internship. I was very angry that this is not a federal requirement to be taught in all schools. The time, energy and resources that would be improved boggles my imagination. The ripple effect on ideas, inventions and books goes through the roof. Please do everything you can to make a federal law that these techniques be taught in all schools. Thank you.🙂
Hi. retired medic here. Agreed. I've been saying similar for 40 years. IT gives some muscle, but not fleetfooted enough. They should do a pilot, maybe one med school. Regards from UK.
Grow a spine and do it yourself. 😂
Tell me about it. Could teach better material. Some stuff that actually comes in handy for the real world.
Theodore👍🏾you are my friend
No one, I repeat no one on this face of earth has explained to me the concept of memory palace better than this gentleman here. Thank you, sir! You have done a fantastic job!
thanks. I was trying to remember the term. I studied "Memory Master" tapes back in the 90's. Had forgotten...ha hah ha...as I tend to use humorous visualizations instead, and word play to cement things into memory.
Harry Lorayne’s memory techniques are amazing. Thanks for sharing them here.
Give this man a medal, he changed my life!
Did it work for you?
@@wandayoung5904 yes it did. I get compliments about my memory so much more now. I thought I had no memory.
@@thegratitudeattitude67 Really? I. Gonna give it a try then. Thanks Sis!
I remember I was sitting with 2 other girls in a library. We had an exam the next period. Studying in silence individually was boring. So I thought it would be cool to gossip of what we knew already about the exam to eachother. So we gossiped and learned as much as we could. It was silly but fun. We all passed the exam. Try it some time.
To be honest I tried that with my friend and it does work ! It's easier to learn and remember stuff like that.
I passed my nursing finals through a student nurse emergency get together in nurses res block the day before we sat our exam . Abdominal paracentesis was the topic , we bounced off facts and experiences and enjoyed the social collaboration. To our delight it came up on the exam paper ! I swear to this day that’s how we got through ! 5 failed in the total group and the nurses not present had to resit !
Insta id? Will you help me?
Who else remembered the 10 words in the r8 order? I did😀 Like this :- Beard is an Object - Jacket is an object - jacket rhymes with Secret - secret has an Edge - after edge is Nothing - a romantic Date is nothing for a single person (me😂) - all Band performances have a date - band performances are often occupied with Punch(alcohol) - and the last word is Gas Just pictured it in my head like a line of connections
I managed 9;)
"There are few skills as valuable as the art of learning" -Ricardo L.
I learnt a list of 100 random words using this technique and I was able to recite them forwards or backwards or starting from anywhere I the middle going either direction. It was a fascinating process.
But walking us through that story took a LOT longer than 30 seconds!
Exactly.
Hello Jeremy Shafer! I’ve been watching for years now! Love the videos.
Lol top comment
Exactly!!!!!!
Yes, making all the demo pretty useless. Using "stories" to remember things is excellent, but we knew this. This ted talk is of poor value.
I'll honestly forget this advice minutes after watching it
That’s because you haven’t learned how to learn and you’re not smart enough to take notes
@@Adamfindstalent ouch
Then you are a hopeless case!
He spoke everything in detail my father used to tell me in short that you can do everything if you do it with fun and that actually works because you never forget the things which companies fun in it.
I tried this method preparing for the Gaokao Exam and I ended up with a 24 hour movie trilogy
This strategy is impressive to people who hear this mnemotechnic solution for the first time, but in most learning situations the brain doesn't work this way easily enough to make up stories and remember all of them. It's a pretty good idea to use it once in a blue moon, but not on a daily basis.
Given enough time investment, you can create a weird story for just about any information. The main problem I have with this is the extra level of indirection between request and retrieval of information. Makes it: 1. Take a few moments longer to recall than if it were really burned into memory. 2. Makes it harder to use as a foundation for other knowledge. Example: If you have to think "velocity" as a burning meteor falling towards earth at a given speed and direction... Well you have to re-invoke that imagery every time you look at equations using vectors. It's like your brain is running on a scripting language rather than something closer to the metal, because of the extra layer of abstraction.
practice till it becomes second nature, 1 day of practicing probably good enough to make it a skill you can rely on
Works great for bullsh*ters and journalists.
Nice talk. In recent years, many schools have taken to "visualization" to enable students to learn and retain the information for longer periods of time. This also goes with the belief in psychology, that most people have a good eidetic memory, so people can easily relate to information which is shown in graphic form, than in letters / alphabetic characters. This is why story books for very young kids are always pictorial and not verbose, as it's for adults. Besides making learning more fun through pictures, it also helps kids understand and retain the information better. The same goes for comic strips and such. Moreover, there are many tutorial websites / mobile apps, which present complex theoretical concepts pictorially / graphically, which makes them easier to understand and relate to. This is how education should be imparted. Also, as Ricardo rightly says, people have forgotten the art of remembering things. There was a time I could remember all the phone numbers, birthdays, etc. of my near & dear ones. But, after the "smartphone culture" was unleashed upon us, it's hard for me to remember even my secondary mobile numbers :-)
Its look like you are talking not just about yourself. But about every student
unfortunately it doesnt help students at all
This trick is so amazing I'm starting high school in 3 weeks and i signed up for AP classes and Cambridge so I'm gonna be studying a lot. But I also have lots of other things I'm gonna be doing So if I Can study faster and remember better I might just make it lol Tysm for sharing this method 😭❤️
Good idea. I think Ted is really a good platform for me to see many excellent people's speeches. They often teach some very practical skills or introduce new things. Thank you for your video and sharing.
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Before watch this I have only 500 GB total space in my brain, But now I have 2 TB of total space.
That is not how math works.
R/woooooosh
So you quadrupled not tripled
Wow you quadrupled your memory
R/woosh
Hey all; I learned this when I was in college back in the early '90s. It absolutely works and, believe it or not, the more you use it, the faster you can memorize. Your brain will remember 10x more than you think IF you use the correct technique. I went from flunking a Sr. level class to 94% in one semester. I used it at the beginning of this video and got all my words right lol. I once impressed a table of 20 people by naming them all at the end of the event. Creativity and imagination are the keys. Research this more and have fun.
good comment, im 40 and heading to uc texas worried, but this coming from someone that used it in college gives me hope.
Start with your 'long term' memory sequence. These become the "place holders" for what you want to memorize. Ricardo used his body... you can use items in your car (in sequence), your house, neighborhood - anything permanent. Then bind each new bit of information with action to the existing object. The more nonsensical and sensory (smell, taste, pain) the easier it is to recall. Using action you bind the new information to the old/long term known information. You actually deal with MUCH more information, but have MUCH better recall. Quantity doesn't mean anything (says something about our minds). We think we can't memorize a lot of information (not true). First thing you have to do is stop saying you can't memorize anything and encourage your mind - it can do a LOT more than you think. :) Want to memorize someones name... you just met John; he has curly eyebrows, so turn his name (long term memory) into an image and combine (with action) with his eyebrows. Voila, next time you see John, you remember you clogged a toilet trying to flush those curly eyebrows down the toilet. Just don't tell him you thought all that! He'll appreciate you remembered his name! ok back to my day. Cheers all.
Reg Staples i think you could have articulated the technique better than this boy in this video !
thank you for your encouragrment
Hei .I don't understand the last few minutes. That is "check, experience, experiment ".please help me if you are free.
It's not about improving your memory it's just a way for encoding specific things. like chemistry codes for tables.
What helped me is when he said " find a new approach to learn something old " As a student this is the best help i can get
This is called memorising through pictures. It makes pictographic memory which our brain can retain for longer time. But the problem comes when u have to memorise more words. It's like we can make code for words to memorise but what would happen if u have to learn a book full of words.
Thats my question really. Can use this for a quick speech or two pages but not 4 law textbooks
I bought The Mega Memory course back when it came out and then forgot where I put it. 😖
He took the example of general knowledge. I would love to see if he takes an example of he studying psychology or medicine.
I was able to easily remember the first 10 words at the beginning of the video. Then I was still able to recall the words when I tried to write them again at the end of the video. And honestly, I think this just made me realize that I can do anything if I just believe in myself. I have been doubting myself a lot lately, but seeing how much I can remember if I just believed, I am surprised. If I just have faith in myself indeed, and stopped comparing my progress to other people's, I wonder who can I be? Someday then, I would like to go back here and edit this comment and say, "I passed the board exam."
Bro that's cool bt aim higher than passing coz everyone do pass
Todo el mundo: ESTA EN INGLES ORIANAAAA Yo: **pongo los subtitulos de manera sosegada**
Puse subtitulos pero igual entiendo 😂😂
Pongo los subtítulos pero tengo que cerrar los ojos como dice el chico este ahre Pd: estudien inglés
@@oriirodriguez2556 que inteligente que sos eh
@@oriirodriguez2556 JAJAJA en ese momento cell sintió el veradero terror, Yo no entendí ni mrda así que nopude cerrar los ojos
SAME
Funny comments. It's about memorizing which is a small subset of studying. Memorizing does not replace understanding.
The brain can recall visual images easily but not text. That’s why we can remember our first childhood memory, but can’t recall in detail what we read in the paper the previous day. Dominic O’Brien has written books on this. Works very well for me as I can give a 45 min presentation without any notes in front of me.
I was amazed when I came across this video . Am currently in University I was in Primary school doing 7th grade when I came up with this idea of memorizing where I tell a story in my head just like what he did or if I could only remember the first letters of probably all 10 words and yeah, it just sticks with me until now 😊.
in the med school this way of memorization is called TAHSHISH as we memorize many items by linking them to each other through a story .this is an effective way.
But walking us through that story took a LOT longer than 30 seconds!
And that form lots of story ......even more then your life story 😂😂😂
I know this is an old technique, I've heard of it decades ago.
After watching this video and creating a story in my head of the 10 words, I memorized them in order effortlessly. This video is awesome!
He speaks English with excellent pronunciation and enunciation.
Hats off to the way he made us realize the importance of joy in learning
My memory has tripled... 0*3= 0. 🗿
sanel hodzic Man... you are a Genius. ... 😂😂😂
You are awesome dude. Hahaha
Dude you made my day
This deserves more likes
red rose Awesome answer
It’s not the only way. Lots of people have their own ways and they work too like .. mnemonics / byhearting etc.. Good job.. if you are helping kids in school.. then it’s a great thing you are doing👏👏👏
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This is exciting! My goodness! Thank you so much for this!
I know this method but it's not worked with a bunch of books.
LOL, nice YT name...
hahahah sooo true 😅😅
My secret to learning whole books... first change your perception of the problem (to learn a book) don't say your learning a book say your learning a TOPIC (this is your start point eg MEMORY) Second
@@borntodoit8744 continue 😡
His technique is mentally exhausting. Check out Mattias Ribbing
This was really useful - opened my mind to trying new techniques
This was incredible! Thanks for sharing! As a survivor of brain cancer, I’ll watch this video a few times to work on my memory.
unconsciously I memorize through visualization for years now i am conscious about that. thanks for this session
Normally I just use the first letters of every word For examples, Bojse Beard Object Jacket Secret Edge And memorize what every letter stands for.
Yep same, but that's still not applicable for math though
@@netherbrickfence4632 Actually look for "PEMDAS" in google and you will see it applies to everything :P. I use/used this way of memorizing too
We use the same technique BOJSE NDBPG And that's it
I made a song tune out of it and was able to memorize the first 6 words
“Times tales” has helped students memorize multiplication facts and they basically did the same thing- made a random story with the numbers so there was a story to recall. Super cool that teachers have another tool in their toolbox!
Active recall and spaced repetition are what you really need to learn useful material
Enjoyed the video. Though a more apt title would give more clarity to what improving memory means. 1. being able to memorize specific information vs 2. improving general memory capabilities across the board. This focuses on the former but a lot of people probably clicked on this video because they were interested in developing one’s hippocampus holistic so that they’d have an increased baseline of remembering people’s names, a fact read about, what someone said 15 minutes ago, etc.
So.... how does this help me memorize a thermodynamics problem -,-
Don't memorize the problem, memorize the process.
drOGdre Actually don't memorize the process. Understand how it happens.
Do both
Don't understand how it happens. "To conquer thermodynamics, you must become thermodynamics.
don't become thermodynamics, destroy it
Forget memorisation. This young man is a damn good speaker and motivator.
This has to be experimented for different types of subject we wish to learn. Very useful
You make a great job for awakening the around world. thanks a lot.