Give me your best tips and tricks for dealing with large volumes of 5x3" index cards! [more inside]
posted by NucleophilicAttack on Oct 11, 2009 - 12 answers

Help me overcome my terror of my graduate school comprehensive exam. [more inside]
posted by lxs on Jul 10, 2009 - 15 answers

What are some good (relatively) obscure monologues from Shakespeare? [more inside]
posted by EarBucket on Nov 29, 2008 - 15 answers

Please help me memorize a huge amount of dialog for a play! [more inside]
posted by Fuzzy Dog on Mar 5, 2008 - 13 answers

What essays, papers, or declarations were written in English and have changed the world.... and are short enough to memorize? [more inside]
posted by salvia on Oct 29, 2007 - 41 answers

I have a good memory. What are some careers that involve memorization? [more inside]
posted by cadge on Jun 5, 2007 - 28 answers

How to import text into SuperMemo? [more inside]
posted by mammary16 on Feb 7, 2007 - 4 answers

What is the best software out there for making, printing and managing large numbers of flash cards? [more inside]
posted by killdevil on Nov 15, 2006 - 2 answers

I'm starting to gig out for the first time. Problem is I often forget the lyrics, even though I wrote them. Any suggestions for remembering one's own lyrics?
posted by Ironmouth on Jun 12, 2006 - 14 answers

Does anyone know of good computer software for general memorization? [more inside]
posted by sherlockt on May 26, 2006 - 6 answers

I’m studying for an exam and would like some tips on polishing my memorization skills. How do actors remember their lines? I know repetition helps, but what else can I do to retain the questions/answers I’m studying. Any tips, tricks or websites of interest would be appreciated.
posted by johnd101 on Mar 25, 2006 - 9 answers

I'm at a stage where I need to memorize vocabulary in a foreign language, and I am looking for advice, tips & useful software. [more inside]
posted by anjamu on Feb 24, 2006 - 19 answers

What are some common and useful things I can memorize? I carry a Hipster PDA around, and I'd like to fill an index card or two with poetry, facts, or anything useful to memorize in my spare moments (standing in line, stuck somewhere without a book). I am not interested in scripture or conversion rates.
posted by NickDouglas on Jun 30, 2005 - 48 answers

For some research I'm doing (in order to help actors), I'd like to know what science exists about moving data from (human) temporary memory to (human) permanent memory. [more inside]
posted by grumblebee on Jun 29, 2005 - 13 answers

How do I learn lots of names of people quickly? I'm beginning a summer at the Middlebury language schools and I need to get to know as many people as possible *quick*. Unfortunately, I suck at remembering names. Even for like 3 seconds. I try to write them down as fast as possible, and most of the time I lose it before I get to my handy pocket notebook. Tips?
posted by sdis on Jun 25, 2005 - 16 answers

Exam time. 2 weeks until some massive exams, which mostly consist of memorising and regurgitating code snippets and proofs for maths theorems out. Any tips/hints for last minute revision to round off longer term memorisation?
posted by Mossy on May 26, 2004 - 9 answers

Help! I have less than one week to memorize a 5-minute speech for a contest--in Japanese. Most of what I can find on Google tells me not to bother with memorization, but the contest rules say I have to have it memorized verbatim. I have about 1 1/2 to 2 minutes memorized so far, but they're not solid yet. Does anyone have some tips for memorization?
posted by Jeanne on Mar 7, 2004 - 17 answers