S/O: How do you memorize things?

[lust2hart]

May 2, 2013 14:33:55 GMT -5 cjoy said:

I don't.

For example, I play the piano. And I could play the same piece 432 times in a row perfectly, but if you asked me what the first chord was I'd be like "Uh..."

I'm the same way with the piano. And, if I start a song I can play it no problem. But if you ask me to start in the middle? I'll have all kinds of troubles getting through it.

I think this could be more of a muscle-memory thing, like when basketball players go to shoot a free throw and you'll see that they do the same routine every time - take a big breath, crack their neck, dribble 2 times, and then shoot, for example.

[ijack]

I have a partially photographic memory, but I can't just recall what I saw, I have to actually "look" for it in my head and "re-read" it off the picture in my head. If that makes sense.
With numbers (math, patterns, etc) I've always just known them. I can't really explain it, but it is just in my head. I believe someone once called me out on TN for saying that :/

[ProfessorArtNerd]

I'm sure it surprises exactly no one that I'm a visual learner. But I also do well when I hear things

[Deleted]

I can't remember the last time I had to memorize something.

[snickers]

If I want/need to remember it I can remember the actual text in a textbook at the same location on the page as it is in the textbook, or in notes that I have written out of the text book. But if I am reading something and I am uninterested, I won't remember it. I cannot learn something but watching someone else do it. It will never click in my brain this way. Well, not never, but it will be hard for me to remember.

[Deleted]

I have a very good visual memory so I can usually remember where I "saw" whatever I need to remember (page in a book, street, whatever).

[pooh8402]

May 2, 2013 14:06:34 GMT -5 MWOS said:

I just close my eyes and see them.

Like on an exam? I'd just close my eyes and picture where a certain thing was written. Sometimes I have to work a little to conjure up the image. Like, I'll remember that the information on cell signaling was written towards the bottom of the page.....outside column.......THERE IT IS.

ETA: I have gotten in trouble before on exams, mostly when I was younger, because I can answer questions verbatim with the text from the book because I am reading it in my head during the test. Looks like I'm cheating. I had to learn to switch it into my own words.

this. photographic memory. I picture what the actual page looked like that I read the information off of. or the powerpoint slide, or the what scene in the movie I saw the info in... etc etc. I'm a very visual learner (had to be, since I'm hearing impaired).

[lintscreen]

I also have to write things down.

[elleblue]

I don't have any specific tips/techniques I use, but I tend to naturally associate things which then helps with recall if that makes any sense. I also have a bizarre ability to recall "pictures" in my head of certain places/events/things. Really helps when H can't find his keys/sunglasses/whatever. I can usually tell him wherever the random place I last saw the item was - and there it is.