2. How
Memory
Works
by
Associa-on
1. Every
piece
of
informa-on
in
our
memory
is
connected
to
another
piece
in
some
way.
Example:
Apple
Associa-on:
red,
round,
sweet,
teacher,
tree,
fruit.
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3. Why
do
we
have
a
“bad”
memory?
• 1.
Most
don’t.
We
just
don’t
have
the
right
associa-ons
in
place
and
don’t
prac-ce.
• 2.
If
no
obvious
associa-on
exists,
it
will
be
hard
to
remember
things.
• SOLUTION:
Create
wacky
associa-ons.
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4. Ac-vely
Create
Associa-ons
• In
order
to
improve
memory
ac-vely
create
associa-ons.
• Some-mes
easy:
“Mr.
Hill
lives
on
a
hill”
• Other
-mes
be
more
crea-ve:
Ex:
Acronyms
are
a
form
of
associa-on.
Never
Eat
Soggy
Waffles.
(North,
East,
South,
West)
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