The "One-Bun" memory strategy is one of the easiest memory training applications available. It uses the power of pegging and association to link images together and make them far easier to recall. Let's take a look at how this method improves your ability to recall information.
This technique is created by linking together a number (such as seven, eight, nine or ten etc) and an image (known as a peg image). A common combination of numbers and pegs is: one- bun, two-shoe, three-tree, four-door, five-hive, six-sticks, seven-heaven, eight-gate, nine-vine and ten-hen.
Don't be concerned if you must remember more than items (most people would!) You can use this method to recall as many items as you need as long as you can continue to count and continue to think of peg items. Also, it is important to note that it is advised that you make the peg images something you find very easy to remember because if you forget them then you will forget everything!
Let's assume that (for the sake of this activity) you need to remember ten presidents of the United States. The names you are required to remember are Andrew Jackson, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Thomas Jefferson, John F. Kennedy, Ronald Reagan, Woodrow Wilson, George Washington, Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt, Abraham Lincoln and Harry Truman. By using the one-bun method we can easily recall three of these names by associating the names of the presidents with an image.
The Eight-Gate Association. Imagine that a person comes barreling down a hill on a sled and runs right through the gate. Sled rhymes with Ted, which is short for Teddy Roosevelt.
The Six-Sticks Association. When you think of sticks you also think of wood. This will remind you of Woodrow Wilson.
The Seven-Heaven Association. Imagine that you look up at the dark clouds (which represent heaven) and it starts raining right down on your car. So you decide to pull out the soap and wash your car. Wash will help trigger the name George Washington.
And there you have it! Pretty simple isn't it? Keep in mind that each number is pegged and the peg image is then associated with what you need to recall. Also keep in mind that when you are creating the associations (and yes you will need to use that wonderful thing called your imagination) it's important to make the associations weird, wonderful and lame. Why? You will remember them more easily of course. And that's the name of the game.
Finally, make sure that you use the same peg images every time you use the one-bun method. You don't change the peg images (bun, shoe, tree, door etc) when you are changing the list of items you need to remember - you only change the associations you create. Good luck!
This technique is created by linking together a number (such as seven, eight, nine or ten etc) and an image (known as a peg image). A common combination of numbers and pegs is: one- bun, two-shoe, three-tree, four-door, five-hive, six-sticks, seven-heaven, eight-gate, nine-vine and ten-hen.
Don't be concerned if you must remember more than items (most people would!) You can use this method to recall as many items as you need as long as you can continue to count and continue to think of peg items. Also, it is important to note that it is advised that you make the peg images something you find very easy to remember because if you forget them then you will forget everything!
Let's assume that (for the sake of this activity) you need to remember ten presidents of the United States. The names you are required to remember are Andrew Jackson, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Thomas Jefferson, John F. Kennedy, Ronald Reagan, Woodrow Wilson, George Washington, Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt, Abraham Lincoln and Harry Truman. By using the one-bun method we can easily recall three of these names by associating the names of the presidents with an image.
The Eight-Gate Association. Imagine that a person comes barreling down a hill on a sled and runs right through the gate. Sled rhymes with Ted, which is short for Teddy Roosevelt.
The Six-Sticks Association. When you think of sticks you also think of wood. This will remind you of Woodrow Wilson.
The Seven-Heaven Association. Imagine that you look up at the dark clouds (which represent heaven) and it starts raining right down on your car. So you decide to pull out the soap and wash your car. Wash will help trigger the name George Washington.
And there you have it! Pretty simple isn't it? Keep in mind that each number is pegged and the peg image is then associated with what you need to recall. Also keep in mind that when you are creating the associations (and yes you will need to use that wonderful thing called your imagination) it's important to make the associations weird, wonderful and lame. Why? You will remember them more easily of course. And that's the name of the game.
Finally, make sure that you use the same peg images every time you use the one-bun method. You don't change the peg images (bun, shoe, tree, door etc) when you are changing the list of items you need to remember - you only change the associations you create. Good luck!
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