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in the night. I also keep a pencil and notepad by my bed in case my
thought is too complex to be fixed by my strange nocturnal throw-
ing game and needs to be written down!

Knowing what you now do about how your memory functions, think of at least three things
that you could do differently at work to help people recall more. Don’t be afraid to use high-
lighter pens on the pages you have been reading or to make notes in the margins!

In so many way it is true to say that, as Accelerated Learning expert
Colin Rose puts it: “There can be no learning without memory.”

REMEMBERING—IN A NUTSHELL

KEY IDEAS
YOU HAVE LEARNED: Mind maps
Free-noting
✔ that memory involves both fixing and Memory pegs
recalling Acronyms
✔ the four key principles of memory Muttering
✔ a number of effective ways of taking notes Creative visualization
✔ that the more of your senses you involve
and the more active you are in your
learning, the more you tend to remember
✔ how acronyms can help you remember
words and concepts KEY TECHNIQUES/
✔ how you can fix a memory by connecting APPROACHES
it to a place Mind mapping
✔ how commenting on your learning out Free-noting
loud can improve your memory
✔ how reviewing little and often helps
✔ about the importance of sleep