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Remembering Stuff
Posted: Sat Sep 14, 2013 10:58 pm
by stile
asdf
Re: Remembering Stuff
Posted: Sat Sep 14, 2013 11:19 pm
by Sears
Re: Remembering Stuff
Posted: Sat Sep 14, 2013 11:47 pm
by ward
Acronyms. In the military, we had to remember all sorts of useless bullshit and made words to remember it. For instance, BAMCIS:
Begin the planning
Arrange Reconnaissance
Make Reconnaissance
Complete the planning
Issue Orders
Supervise
The shit sounds retarded, but it definitely helps to remember.
As for radio codes that can't be converted to such things.....practice makes perfect. By using them you will remember them eventually.
Re: Remembering Stuff
Posted: Sun Sep 15, 2013 12:32 am
by showtime
All depends on what you are memorizing. In a 12 man you mentioned something about being interested in the police so are you talking about police radio codes? For something like that I would break them down into groups of 5-10 (maybe using flashcards) based on how commonly they are used. Focus on doing a single group at a time and then move onto the next one when you think you have a good grasp on the previous group. Go back and review previous groups every so often to reinforce them. I would think 1 week would be enough to fully memorize and retain 100 codes for a test.
Re: Remembering Stuff
Posted: Sun Sep 15, 2013 8:20 am
by `NG
With chemistry constants, I always make annoying radio station id jingles out of the numbers. Works like a charm, but stays stuck in your head forever.
Re: Remembering Stuff
Posted: Sun Sep 15, 2013 10:10 am
by stile
asdf
Re: Remembering Stuff
Posted: Sun Sep 15, 2013 10:25 am
by lolinus
Well, i taught myself the boeing 737 NG checklist(not the full, but a good part of it) when i was planning to apply for Pilot scholarship.
What i did: Find learning material, read learning material. Then i downloaded flight simulator, and i did the checklist(spoke it out loudly for myself, and noted every step down, then i went back to learning material, and cross referenced it.
After a few weeks i knew most of it.
But remember codes and meanings, try to watch like tv series like cops or something, and then when you see a crime or something you say the code out loud, and check it.
Or read newspapers were they list crimes the past weekend or something in...
Re: Remembering Stuff
Posted: Sun Sep 15, 2013 10:49 am
by Manner
Write it down on paper with different colored pencils. Activates both brainhalves. Helps to remember.
Re: Remembering Stuff
Posted: Sun Sep 15, 2013 11:12 am
by Red---
stile wrote:Thanks for the advice. I've been listening to the police scanner and when they say a code I look it up on my paper. It actually made things a lot easier.
if i'm not mistaken each state has variations in their police code. of course a few stay the same or are close like 10-4 but they can even vary by city so just make sure you're studying the right codes with the right scanner
Re: Remembering Stuff
Posted: Sun Sep 15, 2013 11:35 am
by stile
Red--- wrote:stile wrote:Thanks for the advice. I've been listening to the police scanner and when they say a code I look it up on my paper. It actually made things a lot easier.
if i'm not mistaken each state has variations in their police code. of course a few stay the same or are close like 10-4 but they can even vary by city so just make sure you're studying the right codes with the right scanner
Yeah, thats true. I chose my city's scanner

Re: Remembering Stuff
Posted: Sun Sep 15, 2013 12:15 pm
by sloth
I've used the method of loci to memorize sets of data to great success. It takes some discipline and practice to do well, but once you've developed a system, it can be used to memorize almost any set of data (sequentially as well).
Look it up!
Re: Remembering Stuff
Posted: Sun Sep 15, 2013 9:36 pm
by Rambizzle
Please
Excuse
My
Dear
Aunt
Sally
do you even 3rd grade bro.
Re: Remembering Stuff
Posted: Sun Sep 15, 2013 9:39 pm
by stile
the fuck is pemdas..
Re: Remembering Stuff
Posted: Sun Sep 15, 2013 9:43 pm
by Rambizzle
Re: Remembering Stuff
Posted: Sun Sep 15, 2013 11:04 pm
by stile
the hell is a god damn exponent
Re: Remembering Stuff
Posted: Sun Sep 15, 2013 11:15 pm
by Polak
stile wrote:the hell is a god damn exponent
I seriously don't know if he's trolling or not.
Re: Remembering Stuff
Posted: Mon Sep 16, 2013 1:16 am
by Wint0
Polak wrote:stile wrote:the hell is a god damn exponent
I seriously don't know if he's trolling or not.
he wants to be aN* enforcer of the law. of course he isn't trolling.
Re: Remembering Stuff
Posted: Mon Sep 16, 2013 2:47 am
by An1maL
fuck PEMDAS, it's all about BODMAS

Re: Remembering Stuff
Posted: Mon Sep 16, 2013 5:13 am
by stile
Light trolling. I remember PEMDAS, but I admit I have forgotten a lot of basic things from Middle/HIgh School. I could tell you all 9 planets, but not the order. All I remember is Mercury is closest and Pluto is farthest away. I used to know the capitals, but forgot over time. Stuff like that. Oh, and dividing fractions? Yeah, right.
Re: Remembering Stuff
Posted: Mon Sep 16, 2013 5:14 am
by stile
Also, thanks for the suggestions.
Loci method was cool to read about. Thanks for that one.