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196 Appointments and Schedules
you, I don't think it necessary to bother with the minutes
of an appointment—If I did want to remember the min-
utes, I would do it this way:— On Monday at 3:25 I must
remember to pick up a television set—I would picture a
television set acting as a "tomb" stone, while "nails" per-
form on the screen.
You see, I use the logical illogical picture idea. The asso-
ciation above will leave no doubt that "tomb" (Monday at
3:00 o'clock) comes first, followed by "nail" (25 minutes).
One other example:— On Wednesday at 12:10, I have a
date to go swimming—I would make a picture of myself
swimming; I hit a "mine" which injures my "toes." Now,
when I go over my pegs for Wednesday of that week: mice,
mat, moon, mummy, mower, mule, match, mug, movie,
map, mitt and mine (I always use "mitt" to represent
Wednesday at 11:00, and "mine" for Wednesday at 12:00),
I will be reminded of this ridiculous picture. I know that
"mine" is not one of my regular pegs, so it must represent
12:00, not 2:00 o'clock. "Toes" (10), being the last part of
the association, represents the minutes; so I know that my
swimming date is for Wednesday at 12:10.
These are the ideas that I use; but again let me stress
that what is best for me, is not necessarily best for you. This
must be left to your own discretion; which I'm sure you
will use, once you understand the basic principles involved.
You might be wondering about one little thing at this
point, and that is, "How do I differentiate between say,
7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.?" Well, that is a good theoretical
question, but if you stop to think for a moment, you will
realize that there can hardly be any conflict, if you use this
system for practical purposes. The appointments that you
make for the evening are usually so vastly different than
those made for the morning, that they couldn't possibly be-
come confused. You will certainly know, for example,