Mastering Name Recall in 93 Seconds

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Transcript

Does your memory feel like one of these? Let's change that using science-backed methods that have been shown to boost recall by up to 400%. Welcome back to 30 Studies to Change Your Life. Learning Optimization Week. This is how memory works. We experience something. It immediately goes to short-term memory. Then it gets encoded and stored in long-term memory. With that encoding being based on linkages to other experiences or pieces of knowledge. Then when you try to recall it, your brain uses those same linkages to bring it back to short-term memory. And in so doing, it strengthens those connections. modifies the memory in the process, which is why you or your partner can remember things that didn't actually happen, which is why leading the witness is a thing. Memories can be strengthened anywhere along this chain. It could be a stronger sensory experience, like a disgusting taste, or a loud bang, or a more diverse one, like lighting a scented candle, putting on some tea whizzle, and getting waterboarded. perfumes, each distinct and designed to go with a particular topic. Any interest? Anyway, next, you can boost the encoding process by linking the new memory to more existing ones. This can be done actively, and we'll cover some fun ways to do that soon, but also passively, which is why a chess grandmaster can take one glance at a board and remember the position of all the pieces there. Finally, the best way to secure and strengthen a memory is to dredge it back up, but in an active manner. We'll elaborate on practical ways to apply all of this over the next few videos, so follow along.

Additional notes

Here are 3 more examples for how to apply the “semantic elaboration” technique, and an added tip. 1. John Miller - Picture John Green (or the first famous John you think of) wearing an apron and covered in flour from the mill. 2. Elizabeth Clark - Picture Elizabeth (the queen or Swan from Pirates) making out with Clark Kent. 3. David Anderson - Picture the famous marble statue of David fighting Neo from the matrix. One key limitation of this method is that it focuses on using the imagery to CONNECT the first and last name by combining them in an image, but it still relies on being cued by one or the other, as they did in the study. To make this method even more robust for when you meet someone in person, try to include the appearance of that person in whatever mental image you are building. E.g. for 1: Picture John Green on top of this person’s shoulders. 2: This person is in between the makeout session, with an embarrassed look. Or joining in? 🤔 3. This person is referee for the fight. 📚 Study DOI: 10.1002/acp.1115 #science #memory #TikTokLearningCampaign #StudyTips

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