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Ask HN: What is the most efficient way to remember something?

1 points by sharedmocha ↗ HN
How do you remember new things in your brain? Do you try to remember it as an index? or will you try to save entire information?

As an example- When reading HN, if I find something intresting I try to read the entire post so I can use new learnings in the future.

Sadly, I tend to forget about it in a week or two. To overcome this probem I started creating a file which has keywords and links to articles (like an index page on the book) and it started helping me.

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caryd
Attach the information to previously memorized information. There are countless memory improving techniques, but I find that one to work the best.
[dead] FriedFrenchy
Make a calendar event. If it's not on the calendar, it doesn't exist.
karmakaze
Tell someone. Talk about it. Give a talk.

Making notes can also help but it's too easy to copy thinking you understand, or you do understand but since there's little/no transformation doesn't stick as well. Drawing pictures is stickier.