Learning numbers.
The letter methods - learning single digits at a time
One of the common methods for learning sequences of numbers is to change
them to letters and create words and subsequently stories from them.
Typically the numbers are coverted to consonants, and you are allowed to
add any vowels, or the letters x,y,h,w between them to make it possible
to make a variety of words from a given number.
| 0 |
s,z |
| 1 |
t,d,th |
| 2 |
n |
| 3 |
m |
| 4 |
r |
| 5 |
l |
| 6 |
sh,ch,j |
| 7 |
c,k,g |
| 8 |
v,f,ph |
| 9 |
b,p |
Therefore if you wish to remember the number 78, this can translate to 'cafe'
or 'give'
Shape Methods - learning single digits at a time.
Using reasoning similar to that discussed in the
Peg Method the numbers are individually substituted for items that
are in themselves more memorable, and then a story
or a journey is made up that incorporates
those items.
2 Digit numbers to Peg Objects or Peg People method. This is the best
method but it takes a little work. This method is a particularly efficient
one AFTER you have mastered it, but takes a moderate amount of work to
set up.
A summary is that you need to memorise 100 pegs before you start, and
then use them to learn bigger numbers, 2 digits at a time.
For example the number 45 would be pegged to a first object or a person
(say Sean Connery). The number 92 is associated with a second object or
person (say Superman). To remember the number 4592 what needs to happen
is you associate Sean Connery and Superman together in a story.
As you can imagine, in 5 seconds any number of amusing scenarios involving
these 2 characters are generated with a bit of creativity.
It is a good example of 2 a tier method for learning... that is you make
up a peg system before you start, to peg difficult to memorise items to
easy to memorise items, and then actually spend your time memorising the
sequences of easy to memorise items.
An example of a set of 100 objects is to be found at this
location
Another way to go, as suggested, is to have 100 people rather than 100
objects to peg to. This is probably better again, since it allows you
to make more interesting stories.
Learning the 100 people is a potentially exciting problem to overcome.
There are many ways to do this, but once setup it makes memorising any
number easy.
I would suggest that you go to a street with numbers 0 to 99 in it, and
imagine who would live at the various addresses.
Create a Memory Masterpiece for
each.
Other methods to associate 100 people with numbers to start with, you
might use their rough ages, their net worth in thousands of dollars, or
the letters in their names corresponding with the letters of the numbers
involved, or any combination of these and others.
What about the spare digit??
NB with the left over digit e.g. if you had a number like 82323, you should
use one of the other methods (which are used for single digits) above
to finish off the story.
RecallPlus is obviously ideal for both setting up this method and subsequently
learning the things that are required to be learnt