Andi Bell explains the `link method` memory technique [2/2]

[@SilvrDragon52]

Excellently educational. I developed the story technique myself playing Brain Age, becoming able to easily memorize 30 words. I always figured it was easier because a story sort of fits the words into a one algorithm, rather than holding each word as an empirical piece of data. Then I was recently thinking about how memories are all formed by association, and likely need to be traced backward through neural connections, but forming multiple connections never occurred to me. Fascinating!

[@BlueberryClubSparven]

It works with those to, just make words out of them! E.g. if you want to remember the quadratic formula which says that the solution for the equation x^2 + px + q = 0 is x = -p/2 +- sqrt( (p/2)^2 - q ) than you can start by making words out of the different letter and operations. For example p could be a police man, q could be a the queen of England, the plus sign could be a christian cross and the minus sign a cigar. I'll continue in another comment -->

[@toxygen]

This is an amazing clip. Thanks for the upload. Also, the domino brain at 5:00 is pretty awesome itself.

[@BlueberryClubSparven]

Make easy-to-visualise pictures out of the abstract information! For example in programming you might have a rollercoaster symbolizing a for LOOP, a whale symbolizing a while loop, a golden coin symbolizing an if/else statement etc. With numbers you may use a technique where you transform each digit into a consonant and thereafter put vowels inbetween them to create visualizable words. There are many such systems out there, simply search the internet for "words from numbers" or "PVO system". :)

[@jeenyus720]

This video changed my life, literally.

[@KattunxLuv]

Well if you associate them properly, you should be able to recall them easily since that's how memory works; you encode or associate, store the information and then retrieve it later on. The better you associate, the better the retrieval.

[@SeverinoSE]

Thanks for the reply! I'll definitely try and get a hold of "Tricks of the Mind"! Good luck for your studies!

[@BlueberryClubSparven]

Yes, you're right in that that method is probably easier. Wheater or not to use the technique depends a lot on what and how much one has to learn. If you have to remember say a dozen different trigonometric formulas for a trigonometry test then it will be hard to keep them all in mind using the speaking-out-loud technique, while the story technique will work very well. :)

[@Trusten-rw2st]

-I had seen many programs with Andi Bell, he is a good man, very sympathetic to !

[@erenkaracan488]

But the important thing is how can use this technique with an article. For example segmentation how can use this technique. Or for a formula

[@hectorbector11]

I'm not sure, but I used a method like this to memorize biology. My method was to imagine my high school biology classroom, and drew all I needed to remember on the whiteboard. I then copied it all onto a piece of paper and placed it on the desk in a place that I can remember. (by the lectern) This is probably better used for the short term, but the more you think of something the stronger the memory becomes, so just keep it on the desk until you have it well memorized.

[@Ganatrick]

could this be applied to a subject like math or science? if so how would one link rooms to equations and other things?

[@sizorx9]

Can Anybody Plz Tell Me How This Techinique is used To Remember Large Information that doesnot have any connection within......Like Computer Program Coding....and Abstract Logical Information Like Random Numbers.........Plz help I badly Need The solution..................

[@Voltanaut]

Basically, you can memorise new info more easily if you make links and connections with things you already know.

[@svellene]

It's a very good method for memorizing random words, lists, numbers and trivia, but it won't work so well on definitions, especially if the subject is pretty abstract and you don't have a lot of references in the real world for what you're trying to learn. You also have to be very, very creative, but that means it's pretty fun to use :)

[@meg135]

methods like this do work if its time your worried about then think about all the time wasted trying to remember it with this it creates more cues and also stays in your long term alot stronger

[@Vexp40]

Hey if you don't mind can you elaborate on it.

[@KingNat.]

how can this work with Math or Science or Social studies subjects like that?

[@jeroenconinx6121]

Derrick Rose Math isn't a matter of memory, it's a matter of understanding the rules of mathemematics. In science for example, if you need to remember a chemistry process of a certain structure and one of the steps might be that the 7th carbon atom will bond with nitrogen. You can then remember that when you get in the next room, there will be seven dwarfs, and in the room after that, there's paul walker from Fast and Furious with a car with a 'CARBON' hood, pushing his 'NITRO' button. Be creative, you don't even have to place the exact term in the room, as long as you place something there which will help you make the connection to the actual term, it'll help

[@fei19317]

Use this method i can remember that list, but it's disorder in list . how can i remember them in order?

[@SeverinoSE]

Equivicae: Thank you very much for sharing these highly interesting videos. I've got a question for you. Can these techniques be used when learning stuff at school? That is, can one get better grades by using these techniques? Thanks.

[@mojorhythm]

Is there a way to use this method to remember quotes, word-for-word?

[@MsVizima]

But how do I memorise difficult words and their meanings and synonyms...

[@OrTheFuturist]

The song that plays at 1:14 is "The National Anthem" by Radiohead.

[@DaveWhoa]

very cool ... so instead of just one connectionless object floating around in your brain we simply create a highly-imaginative story linking it forward to one object, and also backward to another object, like a Doubly Linked List in computing. too easy! wish i was taught this _before_ finishing school though haha

[@chriskehoe007]

I know it simplfy's things to make it easier for you to remember and I can see it be useful when iot comes time to take exams or anything else that is imprtant for to remember

[@DamienT98]

thanks for posting

[@ChescoYT]

I saw this vid 2 yrs ago, and criticly wondered if this even worked. Over the coarse of the 2 yrs. ive thought about it and USED this technique to memorize a few things at the spur of the moment. LOL it works! Altho, how i can train myself to do it in mass quanities, i have yet to learn.

[@regmikr123]

absolutely wonderful

[@RobertGenito]

if this technique also worked for long-term memory (2+ weeks after creating the story/locations) ... then i wanna try this technique! :)

[@chomveluwan]

thank you very much Sir!

[@KattunxLuv]

you make a story using the formula or you can associate the numbers with something familiar to you.

[@dusk1234567890]

But what happens when you try to remember new information though? Where do you put the new info? Do you replace the old? Then you'd just forget the old. Seems like this method is only about remembering stuff for short time.

[@xkti3cx]

With me the new information is already linked to something that I can easily remember and connect it all to

[@corazondelince]

I have used this technique successfully to learn vocabulary in my native Spanish. It works at least ten times faster than rote memorization and it's a lot more fun.

[@PapillonMx]

Excelente ❗

[@PapillonMx]

Todavía la sigues utilizando?

[@Atomic440]

I wonder if anyone's used this technique to memorize Kanji for Japanese. I failed Japanese because I couldn't remember kanji. I just couldn't find an effective way to remember 1) what it looked like, 2) what it meant, 3) the readings it had, and 4) combinations of kanji that created new words. I'm sure if I could apply this method, I would be able to learn Kanji must easier.

[@shawjaime1988]

Cheers! That´s really helpful!

[@JenniferVenkat]

Watching this in my Psychology class. Fun stuff!

[@imbsalstha]

HANDS Up !! FOR THIS MAN

[@MrMusicHunter]

I know your not talking to me, but yes definitely! Im just about to finish my GCSE'S and as my science tests are all modules and we have em every half term or so there isnt alot i can remember from the first term or so. But one lesson in biology i used this technique, kinda, to remember all the different sections of the eye and its relays. Still know em all, only thing i know. Also if its a particuarly odd strange word brake it down phonetically. And read derren browns tricks of the mind :)

[@Ramiromasters]

@babtash85 Oh the technique works, but they don't tell you the amount of "bloody work" is to find different places, and get familiar with them, you have to touch the places, see them clearly, walk around them. Then you have to make your own stories making sure you have a starting point and an end to your story. So its only amazing after you build a huge number of places you do remember, that is it! some hard work before you can use the trick.

[@Michiieltjuhhh]

@MrKayetanBucker hahaha I was linked to this video too when studying Cicero's Pro Caelio, but don't know either how I'm supposed to learn Pro Caelio by heart using the location method :P

[@kingfire111]

best video on youtube

[@kyba74]

@xZebrasGoRawrx The words should be no problem. just use the method above. For the historical figure, you may have to do something like: pick a street you know well. Then imagine that person dancing at the beginning of the street. Then as you walk along that street in your mind, you assoicate events or actions with things on that street. Formulas in the same way. One character or number for each item on a street etc.

[@gildog]

what if u live in small flat?

[@kiran6989]

its ok to learn easy word used in say to day life... what about learning difficult things about which we cant relate so easily like course of radial nerve in our body

[@krjetz]

Wow so i'll be able to remember things better now. Thanks :D

[@rensdenobel]

@babtash85 I'm using lumosity brain training since a month, to improve my brain after I've suffered a serious burnout. So far I'm very surprised at how fast I'm improving. It has quite some memory training games too.

[@KerrankiSuomee]

Google "rogerdarlington memory" or something like that. You should find a page where there is a few more tips and tricks. You could try to read a book called "Tricks of the Mind" by Derren Brown. It is really interesting and tells you many techniques to remember things better and other cool stuff like hypnotism and telling if someone is lying etc.

[@SeverinoSE]

Aha, I think I understand what you mean. It helps you remember stuff like formulae, etc. I think that would be good enough for me since I can't remember anything lol Just kidding... I'm not that bad. By the way, I'm sure you know about the effectiveness of rehearsing. Rehearsing (repeating) helps pass info in our minds from our short-term memory to our long-term memory. Thanks for your comment!

[@NeedMoreLumber]

Mike Ross?

[@Ko252]

Seriously, have you guys never used this technique before? It's very effective.

[@firespinguy]

Did you pass your test?

[@ozzyb83]

"national anthem" by radiohead is used in this vid, perhaps it should be "everything in its right place"! :-)

[@frizzamacho]

very cool video especially the domino part :D

[@thisisart]

awesome.

[@babtash85]

I just don't understand this method. My memory has been poor since I had an accident 2 years ago and I'm desperately trying to get it back. This doesn't work. I'm not retarded or anything, I can learn, I can remember, I just can't do it as well as I used to. I'd love a tecnique to improve my memory, I just can't find one that works. Please reply if you think you've found something that might help. Thank you

[@SubashAdhikaridr]

mate ,its (-B ± √(B² -4AC)) / 2A.

[@dobby240]

that was amazing

[@BlueberryClubSparven]

--> When you enter your next room, say the kitchen, you see that a big oak has grown from the kitchen table and on one of its ROOTs you have laid the two police halves to store them there until you come up with a way to get rid of them. you have tried to put them in a neat SQUARE to make them look like some kind of abstract artwork, in case someone would visit you and become suspiscious. When you look up into the foliage of the oak you see the QUEEN of England -->

[@JandVMeetingRoom]

great

[@tavitjjj]

Hanibal Letter useed to use this technique

[@x0xsaraax0x]

amazing! :)

[@Ludifant]

For all Dutch persons: Voor alle Nederlanders: Ik ben ook bezig met deze technieken en hou mijn voortgang bij (en geeft uitleg) op mijn (gratis) blog "kanikonthouden" A shameless plug, because I found these techniques are only available in English. As a Dutchman, I keep a blog of my progress and expain the techniques in Dutch free of charge. I feel everybody should be aware of these techniques: I can do a pack of cards in 7 minutes now, been at it for 6 months.

[@Hajjat]

Yes, you gotta connect the new words to something you already know. I've been learning italian this way. Take a look at memrise.com

[@aimeef100]

totally works thanx

[@shlokamsrivastava6782]

Nice technique btw his favourite actress is Dame Judi Dench Yaayy😀

[@xtraMile]

thats mad, but rmemebering the picture to a certain card... is crazy. CRAZY !!!!! i tell ya

[@ItalianWarrior777]

freaking genious!

[@GingerAutie]

That's cool, I'll tr that thechnic too!

[@EADLKY]

i remembered all the words too. damn!!! thats great.

[@oleavz]

Deadly!!

[@shammond4488]

i just learnt all my electrical theory formulars in one hour. i can write them down like im writing the alphabet. Bring on my exams tomorrow

[@fastlaneprofits]

thats a good memory technique that harry loraine teaches too

[@katietherunner]

It is like when you read a book, you can recall certain details without reciting the whole story.

[@Andreas1995ray]

hey, i will use it too (in biology)

[@killtodie777]

Where was this before i pulled my all-nighter last night :(

[@ronaldbernardo8076]

Some time memory's good some time memory bad but keep trying practice memorize and learn, there is no shame to remember.

[@Namnam54]

I use this technice to solve the rubiks cube blindfolded!

[@Sirllortedlov]

wow...cool...this will come in handy for certain things... >:]

[@Dain]

Yes, but actors have a much longer time to learn the lines. /fail

[@bossscrillaguy]

Use this method 100 times a day

[@DefeatLust]

Why the fuck is this not taught in schools? God damn, it's things like these that I'm thinking of becoming a teacher and teaching the little youngins REAL shit they'll need in life or make life a tad easier.

[@grin9jam]

I don't know why no one is asking about the background music. It's my favourite song from Radiohead called The National Anthem. xD

[@Mon_Mon-Love]

Boost your braaain poweeeer in 14 dayys? twitter.com/5a085d502fa946eb6/status/804578733948444672 Andi Bell expppplains the link method meemory technique 2 2

[@miracleonaddison]

Does anyone else notice that he doesn't remember the words egg and window after his long day???????? And he says he gets them all correct...Some memory technique and Champion lol.

[@BlueberryClubSparven]

--> sitting in the tree smoking a luxuary CIGAR. (All this last mentioned becomes sqrt( (p/2)^2 - q ). ) And there you have it! :) It might seem like a lot of work, but actually it's not much when you just imagine it, opposed to when you have to write it down like this. Oh, and I see I missed the minus sign in the beginning! Well, just put a confident cigar in the police mans hand when he knocks your door and that should do it!

[@kursk8]

cool, the radiohead helped

[@SunnyCPPS]

My dad is getting the wrong subject of me having bad memory and he tells me to watch these videos >:(

[@bob1012112]

I HAVE POTENTIAL!!

[@superstrongholdkapo]

Then, you would remember it wrong, because it's Salamander and then Paper... At least remember it correctly.

[@billahmed8578]

here is what i chose to remember wash apple tomato kettle mad actress marmelade clock van sand chain polecat window egg film bucket microphone

[@BlueberryClubSparven]

--> Then you would imagine the following: There comes a POLICE MAN ringing on your doorbell. You've expected this since you've been doing some dirty business so you have arranged a huge trap, say some kind of falling axe, that cuts the police man IN TWO HALVES (so now we have p/2). Thereafter the door opens and in your hallway stands a cross, with Jesus hanging on it smoking a cigar (so you get +-). -->

[@911650]

i seem to be the only person who this doesnt work for.

[@boblee666]

GOOD LUCK IN COLLEGE W/ this technique bro. LOL this would result in F or D

[@polly_pasta]

What's the national anthem doing here?

[@peakhour]

im australian, i say tummaaahdo.

[@imakefilms123]

this is my party trick XD Love pretending to be clever

[@Twizzzle]

rofl fuck yeah dude, i feel the same way :P

[@SkittleMonst3r]

forced to watch this at shool ;(

[@jeenyus720]

tumato hahahahah

[@sasha216t]

synapses and shit

[@dimabbq]

Not as good as Rainman. I'm kidding...jesus