Chapter 1. Mnemonics Basics: Number-Shape Pegging Method
6 min readAug 14, 2018
I started off trying to find a means to enhance memory for learning. Along the way, I realized that mnemonics are as ancient as the history of education that can be traced back. As the years go by, I build foundations using one system on top of another. This system is so easy that when taught in the right way, very young kids can learn and developed the ability.
How to use the Number/Shape Pegging Technique
This technique works by helping you to build up pictures in your mind, in which the numbers are represented by images shaped like the number, and are part of a compound image that also encodes the thing to be remembered.
3 fundamental principles underlying the use of mnemonics are:
1.Association
2.Imagination
3.Location
As follows are some suggested associations that you can use:
