Memory Powers (1)

What if the "magic" that used to be (using Formulas, practicing odd rituals, etc) was always the "creativity" of today?
Being tend to demonize those they think are smarter/better/etc than they are. Maybe they do that and they called it "magic"? That is probably the most likely thing.
And that is the same reason that "magicians" use magic to describe themselves.

Some of these odd ways to memorize things forever could, if in the correct context, look a HELL of a lot like the "magic" of old. I mean, who thinks to remember the number 46 by seeing Rob Bell standing by a bonfire saying, "Shallom"?
That phrase/picture in my mind is actually 3 things:
1 - the person, Rob Bell in this case
2 - the "object", the massive bonfire from one of his Numa videos
3 - the action, in this case him saying "Shallom" (Hebrew for, please forgive the vastly lacking translation,  "peace to you and your family")
I use this "rule of three" (a HIGHLY implanted idea in our minds through millennia of reinforcment) as a guideline for a group of large numbers I want to memorize. Here's an example of how I would memorize the following number:
956037
First, group it into three parts 95 - 60 - 32, then work on each part:

95 - Which, using the Major Memory System, translates each number to a sound, like so:
9 - The Gee or Pee sound, the sound they normally are when YOU speak (the key here is your "inner voice")
5 - Fff or Vvv sound, like Fit, Fat, Video, Vat, etc...
95 then can be "translated" (they call it encoded in the business) to GV, GF, PG, PF, whichever one sticks out to you the most.
For me it's GF for Guy Faux, he will be our "rule of three" part 1.
Bear with me for just a few more minutes.
60 is the next number which makes me think:
6 - is Bee or Dee like Belly, Bill, Dead, Deal, etc...
0 - the See or Zzz sound like Set, Sit, Zip, etc...
So that gives me 60 = Brandon Sanderson (BS), I see him sitting at a desk, with a PEN in hand WRITTING a new Way of Kings book
He will be my 2nd "rule of three" character.
Finally we have 37.
3 - M, three downward strokes (lowercase m is prolly a better example) is how I was taught to remember it
7 - T, the letter because it looks like it in the correct English font.
37 = MT = Mint = Mentos (the fresh maker) = Kirby (kirby flash video where he had pasta)
He will be our final subject for the "rule of three".
Now we put it all together:
1 - 95 - Guy Faux, The "Guy Faux mask", walking around GARDENING
2 - 60 - Brandon Sanderson, using a PEN, and WRITING a novel
3 - 37 - Kirby, eating PASTA, INHALING like in super smash bros
So we use the "rule of three" to have our 3 "columns" and our 3 "rows" (If you use any spreadsheet application those are the standard terms)
The "Columns" are {1, 2, 3} mapped (so to speak) to {character, object, action}
The "Rows" are {1, 2, 3} mapped to {93, 60, 37}
So we can use our {character, object, action} "Rule of three" to memorize this information in one picture.
Now we use our imagination as much as possible in these next few steps. Instead of following what I do, make up your own ideas and thoughts based on the following:
I see Guy Faux, using a PEN to INHALE a bunch of guards when he's fighting.
Aka 95, Pen - BS - 60, MT - Kirby - 37

Notice how simple it is to remember that image you constructed (it can be anything).
Now just make sure you visualize it with your own information, then in an hour see how well you memorized it. Then in a week try to remember it.
I STILL have this list memorized (I was using link associations, not a system like the one I'm describing) from a few months ago:

Lake
Pillar
Bench
Zebra (after checking my handwritten notes I found this one was DEER, not Zebra /: )
Glasses - Specticles
Car
Crocket Mallet
Milk
Apple
Heart

Well I got 9/10 pretty damn good for something I haven't thought about in weeks.

Geniuses

What makes a person a genius?
A google search finds these results:
gen·ius  (jnys)

n. pl. gen·ius·es

1.

a. Extraordinary intellectual and creative power.

b. A person of extraordinary intellect and talent: "One is not born a genius, one becomes a genius" (Simone de Beauvoir).

c. A person who has an exceptionally high intelligence quotient, typically above 140.

2.

a. A strong natural talent, aptitude, or inclination: has a genius for choosing the right words.

b. One who has such a talent or inclination: a genius at diplomacy.

3. The prevailing spirit or distinctive character, as of a place, a person, or an era: the genius of Elizabethan England.

4. pl. ge·ni·i (jn-) Roman Mythology A tutelary deity or guardian spirit of a person or place.

5. A person who has great influence over another.

6. A jinni in Muslim mythology.

While this is not quite a perfect example, I'll use it for now.
I do LOVE the quote that was up there "One is not born a genius, one becomes a genius" -Simone de Beauvoir
I really believe that, while it is much easier for someone with a high IQ to be a "genius" it's JUST as easy for someone that's is amazing with people to be a genius too.
They are different names for the same thing, really.
I wonder how many politicians are "people geniuses" but not "economics geniuses" or "government geniuses"?


Different names for the same thing...that phrase reminds me of a death cab for cutie song, of the same name :p
"Different names for the same thing"
It's cool to finally truly "get" the song and the meaning behind it. Or at least what I think is the meaning behind it.


Wow that was a tangent....
Anyhow back to it. I have been, over the last few weeks, in a programming class. It's fun, and cool and all, but he thing that is really getting me, is the powerful tools I'm learning to use. They are so powerful, yet simple!

It's amazing how if you don't understand how it works, you don't "get it."
Sure, people without an understanding can use the magic formula (think the quadratic formula), but those with an understanding don't NEED to memorize the quadratic formula. Because they KNOW why and where and when things are going to move and how. Sure they might end up looking dumb because they are so involved in the HOW that it takes them forever. But once they "get it" it becomes simple. And they move on to higher maths with ease.
I honestly wonder if that is the problem with our current educational system?

Hmm....I recently read this article about the "Quantum Matrix" which was very facinating. Basically they said that Belief is what makes Reality. Not just MY belief, or YOUR belief, but the collective system of Beliefs that are on the Earth/in the Universe/ETC.
They break it down a lot more, in a very scientific manor, which is always nice to see.
While I'm not sure that EVERYTHING can be controlled by Belief, I do wonder about some things. I know that Beliefs about one's self are very important in Psychology. They are half the battle, getting one's Beliefs (conscious or subconscious) about one's self to align with what they say/think/feel they want.

I love it, I'm going to become a Genius, it WILL happen. Maybe I won't be a genius in math, or writing, or quantum physics (not for lack of trying), but I WILL be a Genius in computers, programming, ethical hacking, cognitive psychology, and more.
There are so many things I want to do, but there is not enough time on this world to do it all /: