How to Memorize Your Address

Trying to memorize a new address can be frustrating, especially if you just moved to a new address and still have your old one committed to memory. The brain operates with a vast system of neurons which emit electrical signals. These signals are carried by pathways in the brain called synapses. Memorization is achieved by effectively exercising a particular synapse pathway, which allows the brain to access the specific neurological information committed to that synapse. By applying special memorization techniques, you can substantially speed up this neurological process.

Things You'll Need

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Instructions

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      Write down your address. Different areas of your brain are used for different activities. Writing your address out by hand will engage a different portion of your brain than simply reading the address. This more portions of your brain you commit to a piece of data being memorized, the quicker it will reliably committed to memory.

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      Practice repetitively reading your address. Since visual observation is one of the means the brain uses for memorization, reading over your address many times will help your brain visualize the information. You may find the address easy to recall after just a few readings. However, continue to visualize reference the address during the memorization process. This will help commit the address to the portions of your brain used for visual and reading-based learning.

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      Divide the address into multiple portions. It is much easier to memorize several small pieces of information opposed to one large piece. This is why much of the information used for communication is divided into small portions, such as telephone and social security numbers. Separate your address number from the street, and separate multiple words in the street name if necessary. Concentrating on each smaller portion of the address individually will allow you to easily memorize the address as a whole.

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      Create associations for various parts of the address. By associating the number portion of the address with a number you already have committed to memory, such as a date or year, you will find recalling the address number much easier. This can also be used with the street name, though it may be harder to find a direct association for many names. Try comparing the street name to a word that it looks or sounds similar to, even if the association is nonsensical. The fact that you are tying the address information to information that is already stored in your memory will aid in the memorization process.

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      Practice recalling your address at different times throughout the day. Since different portions of the brain are used for each different memorization technique, they are only beneficial as aids to memorization. Reading and repeating the address is achieved through short-term memory, which is controlled by a different portion of the brain than long-term memory. Since effective memorization requires committing information to your long-term memory, you need to practice recalling your address without any sort of cue to ensure that the information has reliably been memorized.

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