Have you ever heard of the "One-Bun" method of memory recall? This method is widely used to recall lists of items and it uses association and what are known as "peg images" to help you recall this information.
When using the one-bun method you link a number (four, five, six etc) and an image (the peg image) together which becomes the foundation for memorizing further information. The first ten items are commonly one- bun, two-shoe, three-tree, four-door, five-hive, six-sticks, seven-heaven, eight-gate, nine-vine and ten-hen.
If you need to recall more than ten items then you need to put more numbers and pegs together. You can literally do this for hundreds of items as long as you can remember the peg images (we're assuming you can count into the hundreds without any issues!) Also keep in mind that you can use whatever peg images you want (you don't have to use one-bun, two-shoe etc) and in fact the more your make this your own the better because you will find the pegs easier to recall when you created them.
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!
When using the one-bun method you link a number (four, five, six etc) and an image (the peg image) together which becomes the foundation for memorizing further information. The first ten items are commonly one- bun, two-shoe, three-tree, four-door, five-hive, six-sticks, seven-heaven, eight-gate, nine-vine and ten-hen.
If you need to recall more than ten items then you need to put more numbers and pegs together. You can literally do this for hundreds of items as long as you can remember the peg images (we're assuming you can count into the hundreds without any issues!) Also keep in mind that you can use whatever peg images you want (you don't have to use one-bun, two-shoe etc) and in fact the more your make this your own the better because you will find the pegs easier to recall when you created them.
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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