The Memory Book – I wish I had this when I was in school!

January 16, 2009

Photo by Zsuzsanna Kilian

If you’ve noticed, I’ve been writing a few memory-themed posts lately. By the time I finished medical school, I’d probably memorized and then forgotten enough information to fill shelves and shelves of books.

My two main memory techniques in school were:

Repeat over and over and over and over and . . .
Cram like crazy the day or two before the test and hope it sticks. I was an expert crammer!

It was only when I started teaching my own kids that I thought there had to be a better way. I found this book at the library and groaned when I realized how much it could have helped me: The Memory Book

It’s a $7 book and one that should be on every school shelf. Click on the book to get a copy from Amazon, or check it out at your local library and let me know what you think. To read more posts about memorizing, check out everything I’ve written in this category.