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Posted: 10/10/2007 10:39:14 AM EDT
I need to memorize my AFROTC's whole detachment Warrior Knowledge book (a little book about 30 pages) along with the Arnold Air Society Manual chapters 1 and 2 (5 pages 8.5x11), the Air Force Song and High Flight, and the Cadet Wing Staff names and titles and I have a day and a half to do it.

What is a good way to memorize a lot of information in a relatively short time and retain that knowledge?
Link Posted: 10/10/2007 10:40:13 AM EDT
[#1]
Osmosis.  Place the book(s) under your pillow as you sleep your way to success.
Link Posted: 10/10/2007 10:41:22 AM EDT
[#2]
write out a summary of each chapter (or page or paragraph - with your time constraints, I'm going to say chapter) as you read it.

review these notes.  continually write the same facts/figures/stats over and over again.

if you need to write them on a test, it helps if you've written them before.

oh yeah, also get away from arfcom.
Link Posted: 10/10/2007 10:44:13 AM EDT
[#3]
intervals. More smaller chunks. Personalize them, associate them, create questions in your mind about them and how they apply to you and your life.
Link Posted: 10/10/2007 10:44:59 AM EDT
[#4]
Write it out until you can just write without copying.  
Link Posted: 10/10/2007 10:46:01 AM EDT
[#5]
Tattoo it on your forearms.


Hey, it's no more stupid than a tribal arm band.
Link Posted: 10/10/2007 10:50:16 AM EDT
[#6]
Drink a bunch of stimulating beverages until 0300,  switch then to water, stay up all night drilling yourself, then about 0600, lay down just for a moment to take a little rest.
Link Posted: 10/10/2007 10:51:36 AM EDT
[#7]
repetition.   read it over, and over, and over, and over.
Link Posted: 10/10/2007 10:53:51 AM EDT
[#8]
Read it into a voice recorder.  Then, read it while listening to yourself read it...

I memorized a lot of worthless crap in college (Biochemistry was the worst) and reading out loud or reading while listening to myself read it helped me memorize stuff verbatim...

Some of that shit, I can still recall and I graduated College 16-years ago.

It worked for me...

ETA:  Hanging out on ARFCOM will NOT help!
Link Posted: 10/10/2007 10:55:48 AM EDT
[#9]
Provigil FTMFW
Link Posted: 10/10/2007 10:57:29 AM EDT
[#10]
Cheat sheets work wonders for those who procrastinate

Don't get caught!
Link Posted: 10/10/2007 10:57:43 AM EDT
[#11]

Quoted:
Read it into a voice recorder.  Then, read it while listening to yourself read it...

I memorized a lot of worthless crap in college (Biochemistry was the worst) and reading out loud or reading while listening to myself read it helped me memorize stuff verbatim...

+1

Use both audio and visual stimuli (reading the text and listening to it).

Can't get any more efficient than that.
Link Posted: 10/10/2007 11:02:31 AM EDT
[#12]

Quoted:
I need to memorize my AFROTC's whole detachment Warrior Knowledge book (a little book about 30 pages) along with the Arnold Air Society Manual chapters 1 and 2 (5 pages 8.5x11), the Air Force Song and High Flight, and the Cadet Wing Staff names and titles and I have a day and a half to do it.

What is a good way to memorize a lot of information in a relatively short time and retain that knowledge?


Wow what a pain in the ass!
Link Posted: 10/10/2007 11:02:55 AM EDT
[#13]
write it down over and over............record a cd and play it while in your truck

writing it always worked for me.........about 5 times would do it usually.........

Link Posted: 10/10/2007 11:03:37 AM EDT
[#14]
Step 1 - Log off arfcom.
Link Posted: 10/10/2007 11:04:08 AM EDT
[#15]

Quoted:
Step 1 - Log off arfcom.
Step 2-Hire me.  I'm cheap and I also do windows.
Link Posted: 10/10/2007 11:18:05 AM EDT
[#16]

Quoted:

Quoted:
Read it into a voice recorder.  Then, read it while listening to yourself read it...

I memorized a lot of worthless crap in college (Biochemistry was the worst) and reading out loud or reading while listening to myself read it helped me memorize stuff verbatim...

+1

Use both audio and visual stimuli (reading the text and listening to it).

Can't get any more efficient than that.


And don't forget that 'sleep' is when we transfer data within memory.



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