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Remember Anything Because that string on your finger is cutting off circulation. BY MICHAEL DOJC Names Remembering names is important to business and social success-or so we've been told countless times. "Saying someone's name out loud a few times will help to stabilize it in your mind and get it past your short-term memory," says Michael Kurland, coauthor of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Improving Your Memory. Try: "Pleased to meet you, Mr. Jass. Hugh, was it?" Meetings Missed your wedding again? You need to leave reminders. "Put something near the door you'll see as you go out," says Kurland. "If you have to go to the barber, put a comb next to the door." Or try moving your wallet to a different pocket-it'll feel wrong and jog your memory. Note: When leaving your fiancée by the door, it's nice to provide a bowl of water. Numbers People are more comfortable with words than numbers, so apply this knowledge the next time a girl gives up the digits. Code numbers to consonants and create "pegs," words that'll stay in your head. Take the standard mnemonic system (1=T or D, 2=N, 3=M, 4=R, 5=L, 6=J or SH or CH, 7=K or hard G, 8=F or V, 9=P or B, and 0=Z or S) and add vowels to turn a string of numbers into a word. "I still know the phone number of a girlfriend from 20 years ago: 982-4219," brags Kurland. "The mnemonic for her was 'Bovine Roundup.'" Good one! Do you remember if she kicked you in the nuts? |