Mnemonic Peg System
A peg system is a technique for memorizing lists. It works by pre-memorizing a list of words that are easy to associate with the numbers they represent (1 to 10, 1-100, 1-1000, etc.). Those objects form the "pegs" of the system.
To rapidly memorize a list of arbitrary objects, each one is associated with the mnemonic image for the appropriate peg. Generally, a Peg List only has to be memorized one time, and can then be used over and over every time a list of items needs to be memorized.
Many people have come across the peg list system via the books of Harry Lorayne.
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A peg system is a technique for memorizing lists. It works by pre-memorizing a list of words that are easy to associate with the numbers they represent (1 to 10, 1-100, 1-1000, etc.). Those objects form the "pegs" of the system.
To rapidly memorize a list of arbitrary objects, each one is associated with the mnemonic image for the appropriate peg. Generally, a Peg List only has to be memorized one time, and can then be used over and over every time a list of items needs to be memorized.
Many people have come across the peg list system via the books of Harry Lorayne.
It is generally considered by serious mnemonists as less versatile than the Method of Loci (a.k.a., Memory Palaces) which allows easier association between locations and the object being memorized. It's also easier to create new memory palaces than to create new peg lists.
Example Usage
Create a Number Rhyme System where each number from 1 to 10 have a rhyming mnemonic keyword:
one - gun two - shoe three - tree four - door five - hive six - Summary
| status | not read | | reprioritisations | |
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| last reprioritisation on | | | suggested re-reading day | |
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| started reading on | | | finished reading on | |
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