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Searching mind for memories
Growing up in Oxford, Mississippi, I never thought I had a good memory. None of my friends or family would have said I did, either.
In 2013, I stumbled across a Ted Talk by Joshua Foer. He mentioned a technique known as the “memory palace”. If you want to remember things, imagine you’re journeying through a specific physical space, storing images that represent the information you’re trying to recall.
I applied this technique to my studies and day-to-day tasks. The first time I used a memory palace to recall a 20-item shopping list, I felt I’d come across a superhuman ability — although it’s something anyone can do.
Memorizing cards has always been my favorite. I break the cards into pairs and assign an image to each pair. To the human brain, images are a lot more memorable than the abstract (抽象的) idea of, say, the six of diamonds (方块六).
I use my childhood home as one of my memory palaces, and the first stop is outside the house, at the mailbox. If I was remembering a deck of cards, I could connect the first pair of cards with the image of Michael Jordan slam dunking (灌篮) a basketball into my mailbox. Then the next stop is the driveway. So I’ll connect the second pair with an image of Ian McKellen as Gandalf leading the Fellowship of the Ring up the driveway.
The images can be random (随意地) — they don’t always need to be about the information you’re trying to remember. It’s just about trying to make mental images that are as creative as possible to create a memorable story. It’s fun, which people might not expect, because memory seems like this dry thing.
In ordinary life, I almost automatically put the techniques I’ve learned from memory sports into practice. When I meet people, it’s hard for me not to turn their name into an image. Katherine, for example, sounds a bit like “cat run”, so I’ll remember a cat running around this person’s face. I’ve never really thought of myself as a creative person, but the nice thing about memory sports is that they have opened up that side of me.
( ) 4. How did the author feel the first time he recalled a shopping list?
A. Doubted.
B. Nervous.
C. Relaxed.
D. Amazed.
( ) 5. What can we know about mental images when using the “memory palace” technique?
A. They should follow a particular pattern.
B. They must be based on the real world.
C. They can about what we’re memorizing.
D. They need to be closely connected with each other.
( ) 6. How has the author benefited from memory sports?
A. He has become more confident.
B. He has made money from competitions.
C. They have freed his creativity.
D. They have helped him keep fit.
Searching mind for memories
Growing up in Oxford, Mississippi, I never thought I had a good memory. None of my friends or family would have said I did, either.
In 2013, I stumbled across a Ted Talk by Joshua Foer. He mentioned a technique known as the “memory palace”. If you want to remember things, imagine you’re journeying through a specific physical space, storing images that represent the information you’re trying to recall.
I applied this technique to my studies and day-to-day tasks. The first time I used a memory palace to recall a 20-item shopping list, I felt I’d come across a superhuman ability — although it’s something anyone can do.
Memorizing cards has always been my favorite. I break the cards into pairs and assign an image to each pair. To the human brain, images are a lot more memorable than the abstract (抽象的) idea of, say, the six of diamonds (方块六).
I use my childhood home as one of my memory palaces, and the first stop is outside the house, at the mailbox. If I was remembering a deck of cards, I could connect the first pair of cards with the image of Michael Jordan slam dunking (灌篮) a basketball into my mailbox. Then the next stop is the driveway. So I’ll connect the second pair with an image of Ian McKellen as Gandalf leading the Fellowship of the Ring up the driveway.
The images can be random (随意地) — they don’t always need to be about the information you’re trying to remember. It’s just about trying to make mental images that are as creative as possible to create a memorable story. It’s fun, which people might not expect, because memory seems like this dry thing.
In ordinary life, I almost automatically put the techniques I’ve learned from memory sports into practice. When I meet people, it’s hard for me not to turn their name into an image. Katherine, for example, sounds a bit like “cat run”, so I’ll remember a cat running around this person’s face. I’ve never really thought of myself as a creative person, but the nice thing about memory sports is that they have opened up that side of me.
( ) 4. How did the author feel the first time he recalled a shopping list?
A. Doubted.
B. Nervous.
C. Relaxed.
D. Amazed.
( ) 5. What can we know about mental images when using the “memory palace” technique?
A. They should follow a particular pattern.
B. They must be based on the real world.
C. They can about what we’re memorizing.
D. They need to be closely connected with each other.
( ) 6. How has the author benefited from memory sports?
A. He has become more confident.
B. He has made money from competitions.
C. They have freed his creativity.
D. They have helped him keep fit.
答案
D
; C
; C
; C
; C
