293 - Remembering is a skill you can learn: Mnemonics for Chinese learners

About this episode

This episode discusses how memory can be improved through learned skills and techniques, particularly for Chinese learners using mnemonics.

Remembering is not a fixed, innate ability; it's a skill you can learn. In fact, there are many proven and easy ways to improve your memory! #learnchinese #memory #mnemonics #vocabulary Link to article on Hacking Chinese: Remembering is a skill you can learn: Mnemonics for Chinese learners: https://www.hackingchinese.com/remembering-is-a-skill-you-can-learn/ Feats of memory anyone can do (Joshua Foer, TED): https://youtu.be/U6PoUg7jXsA Secrets of a Mind-Gamer: How I trained my brain and became a world-class memory athlete (Joshua Foer, NY Times): http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/02/20/magazine/mind-secrets.html Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything (Joshua Foer, Amazon): https://amzn.to/460tCFN How to use mnemonics to learn Mandarin tones and pronunciation: https://www.hackingchinese.com/extending-mnemonics-inspiration-and-insights The building blocks of Chinese, part 1: Chinese characters and words in a nutshell: https://www.hackingchinese.com/the-building-blocks-of-chinese-part-1-chinese-characters-and-words-in-a-nutshell The building blocks of Chinese, part 2: Basic characters, components and radicals…

People in this episode

Host: Olle Linge

Topics covered

• memory
• mnemonics
• Chinese learning
• vocabulary
• skills

Keywords

• memory
• mnemonics
• learn Chinese
• vocabulary
• Chinese characters

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Hacking Chinese, NY Times, TED

Books & works: Moonwalking with Einstein

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