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April 2003
Memorization Tips: From short to long memory
Everett Butler submitted to us the following memorization tip a while
back (sorry it took so long to get this posted, Everett!). He
presents some good information for retaining learned items in memory.
We thank Everett for allowing us to share this information with you:
"One of the memory techniques I don't believe you have mentioned, is
related to the principle of how short-term and long-term memories
work. Short-term memory is reinforced by "association". You have
given many suggestions for using these kinds of techniques. However,
long-term memory is reinforced by "forgetting". In order to transfer
knowledge from short-term memory into long-term memory, we must give
the mind a time to begin the forgetting process, then cause it to
recall just before the memory becomes lost.
"At the beginning the "forgetting" time allowed should be short -
perhaps only a few minutes. The next "forgetting" time must be a bit
longer - perhaps several minutes. The next "forgetting' period must
be lengthened to an hour or so . . . then a several hours . . . then a
day or so . . . then several days . . . then weeks . . . then
months . . . then years.
"It is this "spaced repetition" is what gets knowledge transferred
from the short-term memory part of the brain, to the long-term memory
area of the brain."
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Scriptorian does not currently employ a system for managing spaced
repetition in study lists. This is a feature that is being
investigated for a future update. However, Scriptorian's weighting
algorithm can actually accomplish the same effect (the weighting
calculations have been improved in version 3.0 to accomplish this).
The key is to use Scriptorian regularly to review items you have
already learned. As you do so, you will notice that recently learned
items will come up more frequently, being interspersed with older
items.
Do you have some favorite tips and techniques for memorizing? Please
feel free to share them with us.
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