Information like what might be on your grocery list or
 
list of information for work or school can sometimes be
 
very difficult to remember. A memory technique called
 
mnemonics can help with this lack of remembering
 
information. To aid you in your memory retrieval this
 
mnemonics system uses things like rhymes, acronyms, and
 
diagrams, to help you remember information like names,
 
dates, facts, or figures. The “30 days hath
 
September” rhyme is a very simple example of a
 
mnemonic action to remembering the number of days in
 
calendar month. You might feel that mnemonics would make
 
little sense when you hear these rhymes, but it still
 
can work very efficiently once you use it. It may be in
 
most cases that the fact it is strange or funny,
 
mnemonics may stay in your mind better.
 
The complex information like images, colors, structures,
 
sounds, smells, tastes, touch, positions, emotions and
 
languages, are things your brain codes and interprets.
 
Sophisticated models of the world in which you live in
 
are utilized using this complex information. All of this
 
information is stored in your memory very efficiently.
 
For instance, if someone mentions the word “cloud”
 
you might immediately think of several different word
 
associations, such as white, fluffy, rain, sky etc. You
 
can use mnemonics to bring up the information associated
 
with the word “cloud.” The word “scuba” is
 
mnemonic word of which each letter stands for something.
 
Self-Control-Underwater-Breathing-Apparatus is the
 
acronym for “scuba.”
 
The order of the planets in the Universe has been taught
 
using mnemonics. Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter,
 
Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, is the order of the planets you
 
remember as a goal. Before you read any further, you can
 
create your own sentence by using the first letter of
 
each of the planet names. You might create a sentence as
 
follows: “My Very Eager Mother Just Served Us
 
Noodles.” When you are crating mnemonics phrases, you
 
can be as creative as you like with your associations.
 
However, be careful not to create negative or violet
 
associations, because these associations will actually
 
be more difficult for your brain to recall. Instead use
 
positive associations so that your brain can process and
 
recall your mnemonics images quickly. Making your
 
mnemonic images as memorable as possible, is another
 
example using mnemonics to improve your memory. Never
 
underestimate the power of humor in creating your
 
associations, the funnier a mnemonic image is, the
 
better.