What makes something memorable?
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- ~ a good encoding method expands the number of applicable situations where the memory can be triggered
- ~ create a variety of memory traces
- ~ distinctiveness of items on initial presentation boosts retention, even when distinction is silly
- ~ every existing memory has been encoded somehow at some point
- ~ if you give words in a word list points, people remember higher-point words better
- ~ playing a relevant game and then reading about related stats if better for learning than vice versa
- ~ self-explanations are a powerful encoding strategy from complex procedural skills
- ~ you can construct a mental palace along a timeline