http://www.caroljcarter.com/friday-profile-simonides-of-ceos-and-the-invention-of-memorization-mnemonics/ Education news and advice by leading expert in student success and transition. Wed, 08 Apr 2026 12:04:30 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.42 http://www.caroljcarter.com/friday-profile-simonides-of-ceos-and-the-invention-of-memorization-mnemonics/#comment-25414 Sun, 05 Dec 2021 09:45:00 +0000 http://caroljcarter.com/?p=1272#comment-25414 Then, take the first three cards and link each of them to someone famous doing something bizarre. In Joshua Foer’s essay, he “walks” into his childhood home and “Inside the front door, the Incredible Hulk rode a stationary bike while a pair of oversize, loopy earrings weighed down his earlobes (three of clubs, seven of diamonds, jack of spades).” As this example shows, the more ridiculous and creative picture you conjure up, the more likely you will be to remember it.

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