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It's odd that the empty abstract squares works for you, since the article suggests this isn't typically how the technique is applied ("A large, blank room would
by smcl 11y ago
It's odd that the empty abstract squares works for you, since the article suggests this isn't typically how the technique is applied ("A large, blank room wouldn’t work, but one that has identifiable locations within it might") is it usually only smaller sets of objects you can remember this way?
- YeGoblynQueenne 11y agoI haven't tried anything else to be honest- like I say I only do this for groceries, once or twice a week. I had a few exams in the past year and it never occurred to me to try and use this technique there (this was for a postgraduate course- other than the one where I learned about it). Also to be fair often the stuff I buy at the supermarket is the same list with small variations- for instance, I don't have to remember to buy milk and orange juice, just to remember whether there's enough in the fridge. I really should try to use this for something more involved. Edit: to clarify, I was convinced that this thing works because I tried it in class back in that undergrad seminar. I generally have a bad memory, but I was able to memorise lists of more than 20 objects in a small amount of time (I don't remember how long- the person training us kept time). I didn't think my groceries' list is proof enough :)
- smcl 11y agoUnderstood :) I wasn't doubting the technique whatsoever (I'm actually really keen to try it out) just trying to understand if you had some superhuman memory, or if you were just applying the simpler\abstracter version for small-ish lists. For what its worth my memory is pretty shocking too, and in a weird coincidence I find that writing the shopping list out is enough for me to commit it to memory, and I never need to consult it once I have it stuffed in my pocket.