tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922407.post4784059351422349147..comments2024-03-25T22:12:49.064-07:00Comments on Gerald Weinberg's Secrets of Writing and Consulting: MnemonicsGerald M. Weinberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05902673055244863609noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922407.post-48849954895609180072010-10-25T12:32:21.145-07:002010-10-25T12:32:21.145-07:00Yes, you may use info from this site if you provid...Yes, you may use info from this site if you provide a backlink.<br /><br />In the future,though, if you don't post as "Anonymous," you stand a better chance of escaping the spam filter.Gerald M. Weinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05902673055244863609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922407.post-14914609098310103772010-10-12T20:34:40.175-07:002010-10-12T20:34:40.175-07:00Don: "...using the numbers of letters in word...Don: "...using the numbers of letters in words to "tag" real numbers. Very clever. An original idea... or nicely borrowed?"<br /><br />I honestly don't remember, but it's inconceivable that it wasn't thought of before. Luckily, there is no zero in the first 30 digits of pi, because I can't think of any zero-letter words.<br /><br />I guess I'm smart enough, though, to think of some way to get a zero. The Arabs did, more than a thousand years ago. :-)Gerald M. Weinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05902673055244863609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922407.post-88251912951559761972010-10-12T19:58:36.798-07:002010-10-12T19:58:36.798-07:00Oh, and your poem is a terrific idea. I've not...Oh, and your poem is a terrific idea. I've not read of using the numbers of letters in words to "tag" real numbers. Very clever. An original idea... or nicely borrowed?Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17070578562535678950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922407.post-48207953685466104122010-10-12T19:57:19.626-07:002010-10-12T19:57:19.626-07:00I learned about a memory tag system using simple s...I learned about a memory tag system using simple symbols for 0 to 9. With that... I memorized the 44 US presidents in order. It all started when I started doing research for a student with special needs who had memory deficiencies. I wrote about it here: http://musingsandmiscthoughts.blogspot.com/2009/06/do-you-recall.htmlDonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17070578562535678950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922407.post-56455050120979939742010-10-12T07:56:31.533-07:002010-10-12T07:56:31.533-07:00I use many of the techniques described by Tony Buz...I use many of the techniques described by Tony Buzan in his book on memory http://www.amazon.com/Use-Your-Perfect-Memory-Techniques/dp/0452266068/ref=sr_1_5?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1286895330&sr=1-5Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02305697664289102933noreply@blogger.com