How to Remember Anything: The Proven Total Memory Retention System (7 page)

See
Abe’s tractor
with a
theater
on it!
Theater
will help you remember
theoretical,
the meaning of
abstract.

See a
spur
with a water
falls
pouring out of it!
Falls
will help you remember,
false,
the meaning of
spurious.

See a
man in a vest.
The
vest
has a gigantic
visor
on it!
Visor
will help you remember
visible,
the meaning of
manifest.

See a
feather
with a
restaurant
on it!
Restaurant
will help you remember
restrain,
the meaning of
fetter.

See a
pet ant
holding a
crank! Crank
will help you remember
cranky,
the meaning of
petulant.

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WORLD LANGUAGE VOCABULARY: LEARN ONE NEW SPANISH WORD PER MINUTE!

Start with what you know—English. If the English word is a noun, you can already see it. If it is not a noun, change it to an audionym. Then, change the meaning into an audionym. Associate the two audionyms.

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Step 4

THE LINK SYSTEM

Step 4 in the learning system, called the Link system, will be by far the
easiest to learn and apply because it is simply a repeat of the association technique. In the association technique, what you want to learn is associated with something you already know.

In the Link system, there are still only two things to be associated. The only difference is that the information you wanted to learn in the first association becomes the information you already know for the next association (the known). In the following example, start with the sun (something you already know and can see). Five audionyms, representing the first five planets, will be linked together and are presented in their sequence from the sun.

How to Recall the Linked Audionyms

Think of the sun and recall the
marker
(Mercury)
Think of the
marker
and recall the
V-neck sweater
(Venus)
Think of the
V-neck sweater
and recall the
ear
(Earth)
Think of the ear and recall the
marshmallow
(Mars)
Think of the
marshmallow
and recall the
juice
(Jupiter)

Now think of just these audionyms: sun, marker, V-neck sweater, ear, marshmallow, and juice. By remembering this simple link, starting with what you already know (the sun) it is easy to remember the first five planets in their sequence from the sun.

To create this link, I looked at the names of the first five planets and changed each of them into an audionym. Then, I started with the sun (the known) and linked the audionyms one at a time by creating five associations.

I used the planets just as an example of how easy it is to link objects together with each new bit of information becoming the known for the next link. The Link system is a very important part of the learning system. You will use it often in combination with the other techniques for many practical applications.

Suggested audionyms for the remaining four planets in our solar system (in their sequence from the sun) are:

For practice, link the audionyms for the remaining four planets.

Later, I’ll show you some examples of the amazing power of your mind when you combine several of the techniques at once.

Step 5

HOW TO REMEMBER NUMBERS