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tricks your brain plays on itself so it stops losing car keys and phone numbers.
means a memory technique that encodes hard-to-remember information into something easier to recall, like a pattern, image, or acronym.
from from greek mnemonikos, 'of memory,' honoring mnemosyne, the titan goddess of memory and mother of the muses.
silent mthe word itself is a spelling trap.
ancient rootsgreek orators used them 2500 years before flashcards.
method of locimemory champions still use imaginary houses to store facts.
music helpsmelodies stick because rhythm aids sequential recall.
for instance
roy g biv — rainbow color order memorized by generations of schoolkids.
every good boy — treble clef lines eg-b-d-f taught to music students since childhood.
my very educated mother — planetary order mnemonic used before pluto's demotion complicated things.
pemdas — order of operations drilled into algebra students worldwide.