Tuesday 5 May 2009

Mnemonic: Number-Shape System

Hi guys! I'm back! This time I'm going to explain mnemonic number-shape system.

This is a system which allows you to remember things with the correct order. This is one of the mnemonic systems with pegs. Imagine that in your wardrobe, you can see your clothes with their hanger. Each hanger has its own number, from 0-9.

In this Number-Shape System, the point is to have pegs, numbers here are the pegs. In Number-Shape System, you need to translate each number from 0 to 9 into images, according to their shape.

Example:
0 is a ball, etc.
1 is a pencil, etc.
2 is a bird, swan, etc.
3 is handcuffs, you can also say it's an ass^^.
4 is a chair, sailing-boat, etc.
5 is a hook, etc.
6 is a golf club, etc.
7 is a cliff, a boomerang, etc.
8 is a snowman, etc.
9 is a balloon, etc.

Try to have your own association! When you close your eyes, think about the number and the shape, the first image coming into your mind means that it has the strongest impression on you. Use that image! Write your images on a piece of paper!

How to use those pegs?
Here's a list:
1.book
2.car
3.honey
4.computer

Make association between you pegs and those objects:
1 is a pencil, imagine you're writing something on the book using the pencil.
2 is a bird, imagine a huge bird carrying a car, the car is flying with the bird.
3 is handcuffs, imagine a honey-robber caught by a policeman, and being handcuffed.
4 is a chair, imagine you're wrecking a computer using a chair.

Key point: Use your wildest imagination! Use your fantasy!
The wilder your images, the more memorable they are!

Good luck!
Try to amuse your friends^^!
Have fun^^!

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