Mnemonics - use them correctly and 80 more memory techniques#

Basic mnemonics may be your first experience with memory techniques. Good news - there are many more available! If you want to use memory techniques to help you memorize information and learn faster, read on…

Memletics provides information on basic mnemonics such as:

A description of the basic techniques - first letter (acronym) mnemonics, acrostic mnemonics, and combination mnemonics.
Examples of how to use mnemonics, including examples for photography, flying and checklists.

Basic mnemonics are a simple association technique though. Memletics includes a detailed description of association as well as many more association techniques, such as:

Linked lists. Linking together lists of information. These can be more useful when the information does not fall neatly into an acronym.
Peg words. Link information to specific placeholders in your memory. This is a more powerful technique for remembering much more information as well as numerical data.
Mental journey or story. Instead of linking information to letters or words, link it to a familiar journey or a ‘mental story.’ For skills and procedures, these can often work better than mnemonics.
Roman Rooms. Link information to a mental image of rooms in your home or another building. Using this technique you can create elaborate structures to memorize large amounts of information.

Memletics doesn’t stop there. If you are serious about using memory techniques for your learning, you also need to know about the other 5 categories of memory techniques (all described in detail in Memletics). These categories are visualize, verbalize, simulate, perform and repeat. For example:

Using visualization you can significantly increase the effectiveness of mnemonics, association and many other techniques.
Assertions can help you change behaviors and self-talk which may be interfering with your ability to remember.
Effective repetition techniques can significantly improve your recall of mnemonics. For example, researchers can increase memory retention in a simple experiment from 15 minutes to 21 days, just by changing how repetition is used! Memletics shows you how to use the sample principles in your own learning.

In total, there are over 80 memory and learning techniques described in detail in Memletics. In addition, Memletics provides tools to help you choose the right techniques for the material you are learning. For example, the technique selection matrix is just one part of the system.

Lastly, memory techniques are only part of what you need to help accelerate your learning. Memletics provides four other major areas (state, process, styles and approach) that are just as important as memory techniques for better learning.

To see more specific information on Memletics and memory techniques, see the Memory Improvement Techniques page. Otherwise, explore more of Memletics using the links provided.