Comments on: Improve Memory: Number Associations

By: Franz

Franz — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 12:54:47 +0000

Very nice wrap-up. I found it helpful to create a hundred-item list that’s culturally independent, so to make sure everyone in a course is “on the same page”.

By: Adam Sicinski

Adam Sicinski — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 23:15:06 +0000

Hi Ciprius,

That is very clever
There appear to be a great number of creative methods we can utilize to remember and recall numbers.

All of us think differently, have a slightly altered perspective of reality, and approach our thinking from an alternate angle. As a result, different techniques will work for different types of people.

Your method of remembering numbers is no stranger than the methods outlined within this post. Whatever works for you is what counts in the end. Personally, I think it’s a brilliant way to go about it.

Thanks for sharing.

By: ciprius

ciprius — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 12:50:34 +0000

Hi Adam, you have provide interesting informations about the way that we can memorize numbers…
Here is the way I do it:
lets say I have the number: 657954659 here is the algorithm :
-first number is sex number
-next is the previous -1
-next is first +1
-next is the biggest digit that exists
-next is the half of the previous if i round it upwords
-next is the half of the same number if i round it downwords
-the last group of digits is the same as the first except that the last digit is the same as the one it was divided in half

yah..this is my strange way of memorizing numbers:D
i guess i am not the only one

By: Adam Sicinski

Adam Sicinski — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 12:38:41 +0000

That’s a great technique Paul. I never considered it while doing this writeup. It definitely allows for much more flexibility when remembering and recalling numbers. Thanks for sharing your insights.

By: Paul Foreman

Paul Foreman — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 11:36:04 +0000

Some great techniques here. Thanks Adam. To recall door entry codes in the past I have used a similar technique, by making a sum or association of the number string. Such as; if the door code was 2754 I simply recall 27 and know that the next two digits are double the first number. Another example might be 2612 where I could say 2 x 6 = 12 It worked for me. Paul Foremans last blog post..3D Thinking Mind Map