How to remember everything
By general Eng. Hesham Elsaid
Why we forget
Your brain protects you from overloading with useless information. That’s why all new information is stored in the short-term memory, not in the long-term memory. If you don’t repeat it or use it, you forget it very quickly.
The Ebbinghaus Forgetting Curve shows that just one hour after learning we forget more than half of the learned information. One week later we remember only 20%.
To remember things, use techniques :
Memory Techniques Spaced Use Repetition: Don't cram; spread out your review sessions. Review information at increasing intervals (e.g., 1 day, 3 days, 7 days) to move it from short-term to long-term memory.
Chunk & Organize: Break down complex topics into manageable parts.
Group information into smaller, meaningful units (e.g., phone numbers). Mnemonics: Create acronyms (like ZOY E. OIV), acrostics, rhymes, or songs to remember lists.
Memory Palaces (Loci Method): Associate items with specific locations in a familiar place (like your home) and mentally "walk" through it to recall.
Visualization: Create vivid mental images or stories to connect with what you're learning. Active Recall: Test yourself without looking at notes (flashcards, drawing mind maps from memory, self-quizzing).
Teach Others: Explaining a concept to someone else (or an imaginary audience) reinforces your understanding.
Handwriting Notes: Writing by hand helps encode information more deeply than typing.
Lifestyle & Focus Minimize Distractions: Focus on one thing at a time; multitasking hurts memory.
Get Enough Sleep: Crucial for memory consolidation.
Exercise: Physical activity boosts brain health. Eat Brain-Boosting Foods: Include blueberries, walnuts, fish, and whole grains.
Stay Curious: Genuine interest helps you retain information.
How to Apply Engage Actively: Don't just reread; quiz yourself, write it out by hand, or say it aloud.
Make Connectins: Link new info to what you already know or create vivid mental images.
Try to understand what you learn : Things that you understand are memorized 9 times faster.
Learn the most necessary information: You need to set your priorities correctly.
Take this into consideration: things that are at the beginning and at the end are memorized the best (serial position effect).
Switch your attention from one topic to another: Remember that similar memories get mixed (interference theory) and become a “mess.“
Learn opposite things: For example, if you are learning a foreign language, memorize day and night. Opposites are easier to memorize.
Build your own ”mind palace: The idea is to associate certain things with a certain place. For example, if you are in your room, try to connect a thing you are learning to something in your room. Repeat it a few times. After that, try to recall what the room looks like in your memory, and repeat the things you learned this way.
Associate new words with those you already know: If you are learning a language, you can memorize something new based on what you know.
Make up stories: If you need to memorize a lot of information in some particular order, try to put the pieces into a story. It’s important that the pieces are connected to each other with some kind of plot.
Use a recorder: Record the information you are learning, and listen to the recording a few times. This method works best for people who memorize audio information better.
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