How to Memorize Numbers, Part 1
Part one in a three part series with tips for memorizing numbers.
Jason Marshall, PhD
by Jason Marshall
Have you ever wished you could quickly and easily memorize phone numbers as soon as people tell them to you? And what about your credit card, bank account, and license plate numbers—wouldn’t it be nice if you could save yourself the trouble of looking them up?
https://www.flickr.com/photos/woodysworld1778/3033655137/Of course it would! Which is exactly why we are starting to learn how to memorize numbers in this week’s Math Dude episode. This is a big topic, so we’re going to be learning it over the course of the next few weeks. In the first part of the series we outline a method that you can use to turn the digits in a number into a series of consonants (which is the first step in memorizing the numbers). Here’s the key to doing the conversion: