It's not just the mind freaks who can have a photographic memory! We've heard the stories about exceptional human beings who are able to recite huge volumes of data or draw intricate cityscapes after just a 5 minute helicopter ride.
So can you imagine what it would be like if you were able to develop these same abilities yourself? It would totally change your life and open up a whole new world of possibilities. Below I have outlined three techniques you can use to begin developing your photographic memory. Don't forget, this is not something that you will necessarily master straight away, so don't give up, just keep practicing and give your brain time to master these new skills.
So can you imagine what it would be like if you were able to develop these same abilities yourself? It would totally change your life and open up a whole new world of possibilities. Below I have outlined three techniques you can use to begin developing your photographic memory. Don't forget, this is not something that you will necessarily master straight away, so don't give up, just keep practicing and give your brain time to master these new skills.
The 'link' system is the first technique. Basically, the link system is a process where you visually link each item on a list in order to remember the list, and this way you are able to remember a much larger list than you normally could. It works by linking each item in a ridiculous or outrageous way. For example, if you were trying to remember the following list: dog food, apples, bananas, bread and milk; you could imagine a huge hill of dog food and link it with the next item which is apples. You could imagine an apple tree perched at the top of the hill. And then you would link the next item and so on. The brain is able to remember the list because each item is linked to each other in a ridiculous and therefore memorable way.
The second method is the 'peg' system. This is where you pre-memorize a list of images with a corresponding number. So to begin with you would memorize a list of numbers 1-10 and associate each number with an image. i.e. Number 1 = Gun, Number 2 = Zoo, Number 3 = Tree, Number 4 = Door, Number 5 = Hive etc. Next if you were trying to remember a list off items (pens, pencils, eraser, notepad & laptop) you associate each item with a number. So imagine pens being fired out of a gun (Number 1), and a family of gorillas in the zoo using your pencils to clean their ears (Number 2), then a tree with eraser growing on it (Number 3) etc.
The Major System (also called the phonetic number system or phonetic mnemonic system) is the third mnemonic technique used to aid in memorizing numbers. The system works by converting numbers into consonant sounds, th
The second method is the 'peg' system. This is where you pre-memorize a list of images with a corresponding number. So to begin with you would memorize a list of numbers 1-10 and associate each number with an image. i.e. Number 1 = Gun, Number 2 = Zoo, Number 3 = Tree, Number 4 = Door, Number 5 = Hive etc. Next if you were trying to remember a list off items (pens, pencils, eraser, notepad & laptop) you associate each item with a number. So imagine pens being fired out of a gun (Number 1), and a family of gorillas in the zoo using your pencils to clean their ears (Number 2), then a tree with eraser growing on it (Number 3) etc.
The Major System (also called the phonetic number system or phonetic mnemonic system) is the third mnemonic technique used to aid in memorizing numbers. The system works by converting numbers into consonant sounds, th
The second method is the 'peg' system. This is where you pre-memorize a list of images with a corresponding number. So to begin with you would memorize a list of numbers 1-10 and associate each number with an image. i.e. Number 1 = Gun, Number 2 = Zoo, Number 3 = Tree, Number 4 = Door, Number 5 = Hive etc. Next if you were trying to remember a list off items (pens, pencils, eraser, notepad & laptop) you associate each item with a number. So imagine pens being fired out of a gun (Number 1), and a family of gorillas in the zoo using your pencils to clean their ears (Number 2), then a tree with eraser growing on it (Number 3) etc.
The Major System (also called the phonetic number system or phonetic mnemonic system) is the third mnemonic technique used to aid in memorizing numbers. The system works by converting numbers into consonant sounds, then into words by adding vowels. The system supposes that words can be remembered more easily than the numbers, especially when using other mnemonic rules which call for the words to be visual and emotive.
Although developing photographic memory is not impossible, it does require you to consistently practice the methods outlined above. But don't give up, although it will take a while to master, you will be shocked at the huge improvement in your memory.
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The Major System (also called the phonetic number system or phonetic mnemonic system) is the third mnemonic technique used to aid in memorizing numbers. The system works by converting numbers into consonant sounds, then into words by adding vowels. The system supposes that words can be remembered more easily than the numbers, especially when using other mnemonic rules which call for the words to be visual and emotive.
Although developing photographic memory is not impossible, it does require you to consistently practice the methods outlined above. But don't give up, although it will take a while to master, you will be shocked at the huge improvement in your memory.
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This article only touches on photographic memory development. For more information and resources, check out Michelle Rudge's blog at Get Photographic Memory.