Type It Out to Remember

By

chretienne

When studying, I do something very similar. But rather than typing the info verbatim, I summarize and paraphrase it. (Basically, I act as if I were an editor assigned the task of condensing the book.) I think this is even more effective than typing it verbatim, because you're putting the material in your own words.

By

Mary T

I agree!

When I make a shopping list, I sometimes forget to take it with me (go figure! LOL) and just the fact that I wrote things down helps me to remember in the store.

When I get home, I check, and most of the time I have gotten everything that was on the list!

By

JustPlainJo

I've been doing this for years - I used to write, but now that I'm visually impaired, I type whatever I need to remember.
When I was learning the screen-reader program I now use, I would type the instructor's teachings as we went along, and I've added to the original files as I've learned on my own. Not only has it helped me fix the instructions in my own mind, I've been able to help at least two other people I can think of, who also use the same program.
So... I'm helping myself and "paying it forward," too.

By

pamphyila

As an actress who had had to memorize parts in plays - I have found that copying out the dialogue of my part was always helpful in memorization.