How do you memorize?

[PeaCe]

(i'm test84)
i was more intrested currently in memorizing the Japanese words which are in romanji.
like remembering that Gaksai is student and so on.

would someone plz explain how to create and use flash cards?
i know how to create cards but donno how to categorize them and how ofteen check them out.

thnx to all ppl who'r helping.

 

[PeaCe]

meow.

 

[blade85]

take a piece of paper and write the japanese on one side, the english or w/e on the other side

as for using them, just take some and memorize them and then test urself with them later

 

[Legend]

When I was in highschool Drama classes, we had to prepare a 5 minute monologue, and perform it in front of about 100 people.
The way that we memorized it, was we would write it over and over and over again. Then read it (after writing every time), and after reading it we'd try to recite it from memory.
We had a very short amount of time to prepare for the monologues, so this technique of memorization payed off quite well.

Like Kellyan95, I relate things to music or whathaveyou, as a means of remembering specific things.
One of the easiest ways to do this, is pick a word or verse from your favorite song (that you know by heart, of course), and "attach" the thing you're trying to memorize to that word/verse.

Think about this - humans are said to only use 10%-25% of their brain.
Consider how much of that 10%-25% is tied to memorizing lyrics to music... I figure that if I already have like 500 songs memorized, why not just attach details of things I'm trying to memorize to them?

 

[Linkiboy]

Sometimes... you don't memorize songs, but parts of movies.

That happened with me and the Matrix Revolutions. I can recite the final brawl word for word, and imagine it in my head, in HD. Who needs HD DVD when you got your brain?

 

[GustavoSM]

just don't forget to play brain age daily

 

[JacobReaper]

just don't forget to play brain age daily

youre first post.. and its about Brain Age