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Memory bribes you give your brain so it stops losing your keys and your facts.
means Mnemonics are tricks and patterns — rhymes, acronyms, images — that make information easier to remember.
from From Greek 'mnēmonikos,' meaning 'of memory,' rooted in 'mnēmē,' memory itself — and tied to Mnemosyne, the Greek goddess of memory and mother of the Muses, since in the old telling every art and song depended first on remembering.
- origin
- named after Mnemosyne, Greek goddess of memory
- classic example
- Roy G. Biv encodes the entire rainbow
- why it works
- brains remember stories and images better than lists
- ancient use
- Greek orators memorized speeches using mental room layouts