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40 Link Method of Memory
will consist mostly of ridiculous mental images, so let's
make ridiculous mental images of the above twenty items!
Don't be alarmed! It is child's play; as a matter of fact it
is almost like a game.
The first thing you have to do is to get a picture of the
first item, "carpet," in your mind. You all know what a
carpet is—so just "see" it in your mind's eye. Don't just see
the word, "carpet," but actually, for a second, sec either any
carpet, or, a carpet that is in your own home and is there-
fore familiar to you. I have already told you that in order
to remember anything, it must be associated in some way to
something you already know or remember. You are going
to do that right now, and the items themselves will serve
as the things you already remember. The thing that you
now know or already remember is the item, "carpet." The
new thing, the thing you want to remember will be the
second item, "paper."
Now then, here is your first and most important step
towards your trained memory. You must now associate or
link carpet to, or with, paper. The association must be as
ridiculous as possible. For example, you might picture the
carpet in your home made out of paper. See yourself walk-
ing on it, and actually hearing the paper crinkle under foot.
You can picture yourself writing something on a carpet
instead of paper. Either one of these is a ridiculous picture
or association. A sheet of paper lying on a carpet would not
make a good association. It is too logical! Your mental pic-
ture must be ridiculous or illogical. Take my word for the
fact that if your association is a logical one, you will not
remember it.
Now, here is the point which I will keep reminding you
of throughout this book. You must actually see this ridicu-
lous picture in your mind for a fraction of a second. Please
do not just try to see the words, but definitely see the pic-