You know, it's not just the freaks of nature that can have photographic memory! Have you been amazed to see and hear about stories of incredible people who are able to accurately draw a whole city landscape after viewing the scene just once. Or those who are able to recite whole volumes of literature or remember huge strings of numbers.
But dare you imagine if you had the exact same powers and ability? Is it really possible to improve my memory that much? Wouldn't it be just incredible? Below are are 3 techniques that you can use to improve your photographic memory ability. But before we get started, please remember that photographic memory requires practice and technique. So if you can't do it after the first try, do not quit. Give yourself some time to get used to it.
The first of these techniques is calling the 'link' system and it is particularly good when you need to memorize long lists of data such phone numbers or a grocery list. The essence of the link system is that you visually link each item on the list to an item you already know. But you link this item in a ridiculous way, the more ridiculous the better. So if you are remembering a list of grocery items (milk, butter, bread, eggs & cheese) you would visualize the milk as still in the cow, then link it to the next item which is butter, by imagining the cow churning the butter with it's hooves and so on. It sounds ridiculous, but your brain recalls these items because of how ridiculous they are.
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.
It's not impossible to master a photographic memory, but it does require consistent effort and practice. But if you keep it up, you will be surprised and very pleased with how much your memory improves.
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The above outline only touches on how to develop a photographic memory . For more help and resources, visit Michelle Rudge's blog at How To Develop A Photographic Memory .
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