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.
But the fun doesn't end there! You can create hundreds and even thousands of these numbers and pegs. Therefore, you can remember hundreds if not thousands of items. However, the real challenge lies in being able to recall hundreds if not thousands of peg images! Bonus Tip: make sure that as much as possible you create your own list of peg images so that you find them very easy to remember.
Imagine that you have to remember ten important presidents of the United States (obviously you would normally need to remember many more items than this but the same principles apply no matter how many items it is). The names 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. So let's use the one-bun method to recall three of these names by associating some of these 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 Two-Shoe Association. Imagine that Frankenstein is wearing giant red tennis shoes! Frankenstein will help remind you of Franklin Roosevelt.
The Three-Tree Association. Imagine a bomb is planted in a tree and it explodes and tree branches go flying everywhere. Bomb rhymes with Tom, which will help remind you of Thomas Jefferson.
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.
But the fun doesn't end there! You can create hundreds and even thousands of these numbers and pegs. Therefore, you can remember hundreds if not thousands of items. However, the real challenge lies in being able to recall hundreds if not thousands of peg images! Bonus Tip: make sure that as much as possible you create your own list of peg images so that you find them very easy to remember.
Imagine that you have to remember ten important presidents of the United States (obviously you would normally need to remember many more items than this but the same principles apply no matter how many items it is). The names 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. So let's use the one-bun method to recall three of these names by associating some of these 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 Two-Shoe Association. Imagine that Frankenstein is wearing giant red tennis shoes! Frankenstein will help remind you of Franklin Roosevelt.
The Three-Tree Association. Imagine a bomb is planted in a tree and it explodes and tree branches go flying everywhere. Bomb rhymes with Tom, which will help remind you of Thomas Jefferson.
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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