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[-] shalafi@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

This is easy! I got this one. Use mnemonics.

Say you want to remember to take a particular bag with you when you leave. Close your eyes for 5 seconds and imagine something outrageous, surreal, balls out crazy. Only takes 5 seconds, but the crazier the image you make up the better.

For this one I might imagine my postman or UPS standing there when I open my door, with the bag covering his head. Or I might imagine that bag as a giant bag full of rabid weasels blocking the door.

You might not even see the image again, but you will remember the bag. Shit's like magic.

[-] Stamets@startrek.website 3 points 10 months ago

I'm gonna have to try this. I'm running low on postit notes.

[-] shalafi@lemmy.world 0 points 10 months ago

It's life changing. Unfortunately, how are you going to remember to remember?! I use mnemonics mainly when I don't want to leave the house without something, but it's worth practicing for any event. 5 seconds imagining something stupid is all I ask. Try it!

It's hilarious when you walk up to the door and think, "Oh yeah, you're going to camp, grab the .22 rifle mag.", and you have no idea how that happened. LOL, sometimes you don't see the pic, but somehow your brain does.

[-] mcmoor@bookwormstory.social 1 points 10 months ago

I don't use any long term memory tactics because if I'm doing it wrong, what I remember yesterday will blend with what I remember tomorrow, and if it's different, I'm in a world of hurt.

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