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by mjrpes
3131 days ago
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Worth pointing out how great (and easy to learn and master) a mnemonic device it is to create a story from the list... The skinny cat with an apple on it's head ran after the ball that led it to the tree with square leaves. Each leaf was actually a picture and if you looked closer you could see a head (of a fat cat) in the picture. You zoom in and the picture becomes a movie and you see the fat cat walk up to a house and open the door... etc etc The more absurd the image you create the easier it is to remember. You also have much better long term memory. It's been half an hour since I memorized the list and I've drawn my attention to 5 other HN posts, but here I am able to recite the list 100% accurately and without hesistation... Cat apple ball tree square head house door box car king hammer milk fish book tape arrow flowers key shoe This is nothing against Miller's Law though... as who goes about creating visual stories to memorize user interfaces :) |
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