Memorizing Numbers
Here is a list of blog posts tagged with "Memorizing Numbers".
How to Memorize Numbers with the Major System
The Major System is a memory technique for memorizing numbers, playing cards, and other information. It works by converting numbers into sounds.
How to Memorize Pi
Today is Pi Day: March 14, 2016, or 3/14/16 as written in the US. (The first digits of pi are 3.14159, which can be rounded to 3.1416.)
How to Memorize Numbers with a Memory Palace
Have you ever wondered how some people can memorize thousands of digits of pi or other really long numbers?
Learn How to Memorize the Order of Black & Red in a Deck of Playing Cards (Easy)
This is the first memory technique that I learned, and the one that introduced me to memory techniques. I’ve found that it’s easy to teach in 15 minutes.
PAO Mnemonic System Example
If you’re working on building images for a PAO mnemonic system, check out an example of someone’s complete PAO mnemonic system here.
More on Four-digit Mnemonic Number Systems
I just saw that Ben Pridmore posted a blog post about his progress with a four-digit number systems.
Further Experiments with My Mnemonic System
Counting in English is painfully slow: 'two hundred seventy one, two hundred seventy two, two hundred seventy three.'
How to Memorize with the Dominic System
The Dominic System is a technique for memorizing long numbers by converting the digits into pairs of letters, and then associating those letters with easy to remember people and actions.
More Thoughts on a 10,000-Image Memory System
I’ve been thinking more about how a 10,000 image system could be constructed. Here are thoughts on how I might be able to convert my current system into a 10,000 image system.
Ramón Campayo Memorizing 44 Binary Digits in 1 Second
Here is a video of Ramón Campayo memorizing 44 binary digits in 1 second: I think the layout of his numbers is interesting.
Thoughts on Expanding to a 10,000 Image Mnemonic System
Yesterday, I wrote down some thoughts on phonetic memory systems. The main part of my system is made up of 2,688 one-syllable words that I think of as a kind of artificial language.
Thoughts on Phonetic Systems and Memory Techniques as an Artificial Language
When I was deciding on what memory system to use, I tried to think about all the steps that the brain goes through when memorizing, and how to make it as efficient as possible.
Lewis Carroll's Memory Techniques
Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (a.k.a. Lewis Carroll, author of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland) practiced memory techniques. His memory system has some similarities with the major system.
A 4-Digit System for Memorizing Numbers
Explore the pros and cons of 3-digit vs. 4-digit memory systems in competitive memory. Learn about challenges of using a 10,000-image system for memorizing digits.
Person-Action vs. Person-Action-Object vs. 3-Digit Systems
hen I was deciding on what kind of memory system to use, I made a chart to compare the efficiency of different systems.
New Memory Flash Cards
I’m frustrated with some elements of my current system, and inspired by the recent World Memory Championships, so I’ve decided to try to move on from my two digit system.
The Meanings of Numbers
I compiled all of the pages about numbers 1 to 100 from Wikipedia into a single PDF document. Wikipedia has many ideas for number associations.
Arbitrary Actions or PAO? (Part 2)
I made some progress today on the 2-digit/single-card part of my memory system. Yesterday, I was wondering whether I should switch to a person-action-object system.
Arbitrary Actions, or Person-Action-Object?
My memory system is based on Ben Pridmore’s but with a few modifications. The core idea is the same though: decimal digits are chunked in 3s, binaries in 10s, and so on.
