In this era of cutting-edge technology, the need to memorize things has drastically declined, this has led to the loss of the art of memorization that was a key component in both learning and our day-to-day activities.
Memorization is a healthy brain exercise that sharpens our cognitive processes, just like the body needs exercise to stay in shape. Rote learning is a memorization technique based on repetition. The overall idea is that the brain will quickly recall the meaning of a material the more one repeats it.
Naturally there are three steps to memorizing; first, you encode the message, that is getting the information into your memory then it goes to storage in the brain. There are two types of storage, there is the short term and long term. If we don’t use it, we lose it, unless we consciously store it in an organized way.
Finally, there is the retrieval of the stored information, where you access the right information from your brain at the time of need. Many scientists believe that the human mind never forgets anything, it’s just difficult to retrieve on command. Repetition brings ease to the acquisition of any certain information.
Anyone can improve their ease of acquiring memorized material by experimentation. These can be grouped into three steps; The check, the experience, and the experiment.
The check is all about becoming aware of what you are doing right now that does not work too well, maybe you just repeat the words over and over without resulting in a concrete recall. The second step, experience, is being open to new possibilities and trying them out. You may find out that with visualization your memory gets better.
Finally, the experiment is taking what you learned from the experience and applying it to your day-to-day activities and seeing how it works for you. This is a skill that everyone should try, hope you find your lucky charm as you exploit the different experiences of memorization.