Body Files – Memory Training Workshop Review
If you have taken our Memory Training Workshop, you learned about the Mental File Folder System. With this system, you use the technique of File – Image – Glue to remember information and instantly recall it later.
Similar to a filing cabinet, if you have an organized system for storing information, retrieving it later is simple.
First you need a FILE. Then you turn the information you want to remember into an IMAGE. Last, using vivid action and emotion, you GLUE the information to your file.
The first filing system you learned at the workshop was your Body Files. If you need a quick review of what they are, here is the list:
1 – Toes
2 – Knees
3 – Muscle (your thigh)
4 – Rear
5 – Lungs
6 – Shoulders
7 – Collar
8 – Face
9 – Point (the top of your head)
10 – Ceiling
Not only does this filing system help you remember information, it also serves as a way to remember numbers. The name of each body file corresponds to a phonetic sound – that is why #3 is Muscle and not thigh.
Here is an example on how to remember the number 7,149:
The seventh file on your body list is collar. Therefore, the phonetic sound for 7 is “K.” The first file was your toes, so the phonetic sound for 1 is “T.” The fourth file was your rear, so the phonetic sound for 4 is “R.” And the ninth file on your body list was your point, so the phonetic sound for 9 is “P”
You need a word with the phonetic sounds K-T-R-P. All you need to do is insert vowels to make a word/phrase. Just keep the phonetic sounds in the same order.
A phrase “Kite Rope” works for this example. K=7, T=1, R=4, P=9
Try it a few times and this method becomes fast and easy!
Be Free!
This seems a little complicated at first, But I am going to give it a try. It is vitally important to maintain good memory skills. Especially in the work environment. It is so important to remember names. The name of your customer’s dog, and other pertinent data. This system can really be a useful tool. thanks for posting this. Regards,
Comment by C.J. Good — July 19, 2010 @ 9:25 pm