Memory and Direct Marketing Techniques

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The three techniques I use on a regular basis are reciting and repeating, over learning and creating associations. I generally recite and repeat when I am learning a new skill that I wish to master. One example would be learning how to tie knots. I tend to over learn when I have to learn a highly complex skill; such as learning a programming language. Finally, I create associations when I am learning a skill which I find to be intimidating, like mathematics.

I use recite and repeat when I learn a new skill. First I learn the skill. Then I repeat the skill six additional times to ensure I won't forget the fundamentals of the skill. Using this technique I learned how to tie every knot in the Boy Scout Handbook. I can still tie these knots I learned when I was 12 years old.

I have a tendency to see the big picture with everything I do. When I am learning a new programming language I have to know what each and every statement, loop, variable type, etc does before I even begin creating my first application. Once I have this understanding, I am able to manipulate the language. If I didn't over learn this skill I would be writing buggy software which I wouldn't be able to properly debug.

I also tend to associate a subject that I find boring or intimated by to something that has to do with my career or hobbies. I associate mathematics to computer programming. With this in mind mathematics has become much easier for me to grasp. I now look forward to math classes because of the close ties mathematics has with computer programming.

Each of these techniques has allowed me to master each skill set I have. Without these techniques I wouldn't know how to tie knots, write computer applications or have decent mathematical skills. I would have to say these strategies are priceless to my ability to remember what I have learned.

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