Memory Methods

[Ranzha]

One question: why are you still using this? It's terrible and I told you months ago to stop using it!

I haven't learned. Even so, I get 2:30 means of 3 with it, with a 75% success rate over 50 solves.

 

[Billbowser]

You shouldn't need to memorize the buffer.

I use 4 buffer.If my first buffer is solved,I change my buffer to second Buffer.

 

[aronpm]

I use 4 buffer.If my first buffer is solved,I change my buffer to second Buffer.

I use floating buffers (all of the U centers) but I don't need to memorize the buffer. I can just make a mental note of what buffer to use for a cycle and when to change.

 

[riffz]

I use floating buffers (all of the U centers) but I don't need to memorize the buffer. I can just make a mental note of what buffer to use for a cycle and when to change.

I'm no expert on 4BLD, but I just make a mental note of my buffer. After the first I add the new one to my memo, though.

 

[Erzz]

I assign a letter to each sticker, then when I memorize I make a story-type-thing. For example, say I got "AFERHDJ..." I could make a story "A french elephant ran home drinking juice" or something. It's easy to remember. I just make two stories, one for edges and one for corners.

Could I apply this to harder puzzles, like 4x4 or megaminx?

 

[riffz]

Could I apply this to harder puzzles, like 4x4 or megaminx?

Think about it for a second, and I think you can answer that yourself.

 

[Andrew Ricci]

I'm not sure if this has been said or not ( I doubt it) but has anyone played the picnic game? The object of the game is to think of a food to bring to the picnic for each letter of the alphabet, and once you get to z, recite all 26 items in order. I think this method (so called) could translate well to old pochmann corners: each color sticker being a different food of that color, and each corner being a different amount of the certain food. For example: Corner 4, Blue, Corner 6, Red, and Corner 3, Yellow, would translate to: To the picnic I am bringing 4 Blueberries, 6 Bottles of Ketchup, and 3 Bananas.

Any thoughts?

 

[CharlesOBlack]

I'm not sure if this has been said or not ( I doubt it) but has anyone played the picnic game? The object of the game is to think of a food to bring to the picnic for each letter of the alphabet, and once you get to z, recite all 26 items in order. I think this method (so called) could translate well to old pochmann corners: each color sticker being a different food of that color, and each corner being a different amount of the certain food. For example: Corner 4, Blue, Corner 6, Red, and Corner 3, Yellow, would translate to: To the picnic I am bringing 4 Blueberries, 6 Bottles of Ketchup, and 3 Bananas.

Any thoughts?

I once played that game with three friends... I was the only one that didn't cheat.

No, I'm not gonna play it again.

on-topic: that sounds like a good idea for fixed centers. (always same way of holding the cube, that is)

 

[clarubik]

I do the algorithms about twenty times then if I need to break it down into sections or make rhymes or songs for them

 

[Marcell]

I'm not sure if this has been said or not ( I doubt it) but has anyone played the picnic game?

Not exactly in this form, but I've used to memo corners with types of food. But if you're at it, you might as well find 21 different types instead of using amounts. A chocolate-covered pizza is easier to remember then, say, three pizzas.

 

[StachuK1992]

Hello,
I'd like to get into the journey method.

On, the wiki page, I am referenced to Memory-Sports.com.
It seems as though this site has been closed.

Does anyone have a good suggestion on a good alternative?

Thanks a lot,
statue

 

[Andrew Ricci]

Not exactly in this form, but I've used to memo corners with types of food. But if you're at it, you might as well find 21 different types instead of using amounts. A chocolate-covered pizza is easier to remember then, say, three pizzas.

Yes, i tried my method a couple times, and I will definitely switch to this. Numbers and food is just too much.

 

[Sakarie]

Hello,
I'd like to get into the journey method.

On, the wiki page, I am referenced to Memory-Sports.com.
It seems as though this site has been closed.

Does anyone have a good suggestion on a good alternative?

Thanks a lot,
statue

Loci/Journey is just half a method, so you still need to convert stickers/numbers into something, and then put them into a journey to remember there order more easily.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Method_of_loci

 

[riffz]

Hello,
I'd like to get into the journey method.

On, the wiki page, I am referenced to Memory-Sports.com.
It seems as though this site has been closed.

Does anyone have a good suggestion on a good alternative?

Thanks a lot,
statue

http://www.speedcubing.com/chris/memorizing.html

Click on 'Letter Pair Images' (although I highly recommend the other method explained there for memorizing at least part of the cube (it's amazingly fast but still accurate and easy to remember))

 

[Micael]

I'm not sure if this has been said or not ( I doubt it) but has anyone played the picnic game? The object of the game is to think of a food to bring to the picnic for each letter of the alphabet, and once you get to z, recite all 26 items in order. I think this method (so called) could translate well to old pochmann corners: each color sticker being a different food of that color, and each corner being a different amount of the certain food. For example: Corner 4, Blue, Corner 6, Red, and Corner 3, Yellow, would translate to: To the picnic I am bringing 4 Blueberries, 6 Bottles of Ketchup, and 3 Bananas.

Any thoughts?

Hi Andrew,
Your idea would make the memorization challenging, I think. There is too much similarities between each images. Basically, there would be food and amount of them. You will have to memorize many details to make sure you do not confuse things (for multi and big cube, that would simply became a nightmare). For the single-image-per-sticker method, my advice is to take 24 images VERY different from each others. With very distinct images, you only need to remember vaguely one image to recall it, as even if you only remember a tiny part of it, you still cannot get confuse. Also, by wisely chosing the images, you can get some freedom. As an example, if one image is "food", then you can simply pick the one that fit best the situation. Others could be "fire", "Mode of transport", "superhero". These are very flexible. One image I like is Santa Claus, because it is vivid and bright (and distinctive). For best result, do massive use of you imagination to chunk things.

Good luck

Micael

 

[Andrew Ricci]

Hi Andrew,
Your idea would make the memorization challenging, I think. There is too much similarities between each images. Basically, there would be food and amount of them. You will have to memorize many details to make sure you do not confuse things (for multi and big cube, that would simply became a nightmare). For the single-image-per-sticker method, my advice is to take 24 images VERY different from each others. With very distinct images, you only need to remember vaguely one image to recall it, as even if you only remember a tiny part of it, you still cannot get confuse. Also, by wisely chosing the images, you can get some freedom. As an example, if one image is "food", then you can simply pick the one that fit best the situation. Others could be "fire", "Mode of transport", "superhero". These are very flexible. One image I like is Santa Claus, because it is vivid and bright (and distinctive). For best result, do massive use of you imagination to chunk things.

Good luck

Micael

Thanks for the advice. I think I'll either:

1.) Switch to 1 distinct food per sticker or
2.) Find some other images besides food

I've already began to try different foods for each sticker, and this has proved much easier than foods and numbers.

Also, you would only need 21 images, since you can't shoot the buffer to the buffer.

 

[Kynit]

21 images? I think you need 22 for edges, right?

 

[Micael]

Well, I just said 24 because I don't know what exactly you are going to memorize and how.

 

[riffz]

Thanks for the advice. I think I'll either:

1.) Switch to 1 distinct food per sticker or
2.) Find some other images besides food

Do #2. Your picnic method is basically journey but with less distinct images. Tying random images to locations will prove much more effective I think. So <24 images and if you start taking BLD more seriously you can memo 2 pieces per image (~500 images)

 

[Sakarie]

Yeah, and 23 if you're aiming for bigger cubes.