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TheNumber/RhymeTechnique

TheNumber/Rhymetechniqueisaverysimplewayofrememberinglistsofitemsinaspecificorder.Itisan
exampleofapegsystemi.e.asystemwherebyfactsare'pegged'toknownsequencesofcues(herethe
numbers110).Thisensuresthatnofactsareforgotten(becausegapsininformationareimmediately
obvious),andthatthestartingimagesofthemnemonicvisualisationsarewellknow.

AtasimplelevelitcanbeusedtorememberthingssuchasalistofEnglishKingsorofAmericanPresidents
intheirpreciseorder.Atamoreadvancedlevelitcanbeusedtocodelistsofexperimentstoberecalledina
scienceexam.
MindToolsMnemonicGrades:
EaseofUseveryeasy
Effectivenesseffective
Poweronlycodes110itemswithoutuseofenhancement
Learninginvestmentlow
Whoshoulduseeveryone

HowtousetheNumber/RhymeTechnique

Thistechniqueworksbyhelpingyoutobuilduppicturesinyourmind,inwhichthenumbersarerepresented
bythingsthatrhymewiththenumber,andarelinkedtoimagesthatrepresentthethingstoberemembered.

Theusualrhymingschemeisshownbelow:
1Bun
2Shoe
3Tree
4Door
5Hive
6Bricks
7Heaven
8Skate
9Line
10Hen

Ifyoufindthattheseimagesdonotattractyouorstickinyourmind,thenchangethemforsomethingmore
meaningfultoyou.

Theseimagesshouldbelinkedtoimagesrepresentingthethingstoberemembered,forexamplealistoften
Greekphilosopherscouldberememberedas:

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1ParmenidesaBUNtoppedwithmeltingyellowPARMEsancheese
2HeraclitusaSHOEwornbyHERACLes(GreekHercules)glowing
withabrightLIghT
3EmpedoclesATREEfromwhichtheMshapedMcDonaldsarches
hanghookingupabicyclePEDal
4DemocritusthinkofgoingthroughaDOORtovoteina
DEMOCRaTicelection.
5ProtagorasAbeeHIVEbeingpositivelypunchedthrough
(GORed?)byanatomicPROTon
6SocratesBRICKSfallingontoaSOCk(withafootinside!)froma
CRATe.
7PlatoAplatewithangel'swingsflappingaroundawhitecloud
8AristotleafriendcalledhARRYclutchingabOTtLEofwine
possessivelyslippingonaSKATE(sorryHarry!)
9ZenoALINEofZENbuddhistsmeditating
10EpicurusaHEN'seggbeingmixedintoanEPIleptics'sCURe.

Tryeithervisualisingtheseimagesassuggested,orifyoudonotlikethem,comeupwithimagesofyour
own.

Onceyouhavedonethis,trywritingdownthenamesofthephilosophersonapieceofpaper.Youshouldbe
abletodothisbythinkingofthenumber,thenthepartoftheimageassociatedwiththenumber,thenthe
wholeimage,andfinallythendecodetheimagetogiveyouthenameofthephilosopher.Ifthemnemonic
hasworked,youshouldnotonlyrecallthenamesofallthephilosophersinthecorrectorder,butshouldalso
beabletospotwhereyouhaveleftphilosophersoutofthesequence.Tryitit'seasierthanitsounds.

ApplyingtheNumber/RhymeTechnique

Youcanuseapegsystemlikethisasabasisforknowledgeinanentirearea:theexampleabovecouldbea
basisforaknowledgeofancientphilosophy,asimagesrepresentingtheprojects,systemsandtheoriesof
eachphilosophercannowbeassociatedwiththeimagesrepresentingthephilosophersnames.

Thesilliertheimage,themoreeffectivelyyouwillrememberitseethearticleonUsingMnemonicsMore
Effectivelytoseehowyoucandressupthepicturetohelpitstayclearlyinyourmind.

Onceyouhavemasteredthistechniqueyoucanmultiplytheitusingtheimagesdescribedinthearticleon
ExpandingMemorySystems.

Summary

TheNumber/Rhymetechniqueisaveryeffectivemethodofrememberinglists.Bydrivingtheassociations
withnumbersyoucanensurecompleterecallofallitemsonalistasyouwillknowifsomehavebeen
missed(becausetherewillbeholesinthenumbersequence).

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