The Consonant System:-
There are a lot of different mind techniques to help you memorize numbers and dates quickly. One of the best, known as the "consonant system" (or "phonetic system"), involves associating numbers with letters.
Each number is assigned a consonant based on some kind of recognizable relationship between the two, for example:
0 = Z or S (Zero starts with Z)
1 = T or D (one downstroke)
2 = N (capital N rotated 90°-clockwise resembles the digit 2)
3 = M (capital M rotated 90°-clockwise resembles the digit 3)
4 = R (capital R looks like 4 backwards; R is also the last letter of FOUR)
5 = L (Roman Numeral for 50 is L)
6 = G (the digit 6 looks like a G)
7 = K or C (capital K contains two mirrored 7’s)
8 = F or B (cursive F and capital B look like a figure-8)
9 = P (capital P is a mirror-image of the digit 9)
So this is how it works:
Suppose you had to memorize that the astronomer Isaac Newtonwas born in 1643.
To do this, you simply substitute the numbers for letters.
In this case: 1643 = DGRM = TGRM
DGRM or TGRM does not make any sense, so just add vowels between the consonants to make meaningful words and develop an amusing way to associate DGRM or TGRM with Newton. Use your imagination and try to make your word or sentence funny, impressive and/or outrageous (the more creative you use the letters, the better you will remember the date).
For example:
• DoG-eaR Me: "dog-ear me!" says the page on Newton's biography.
• To aGRee Me: "to agree me, you have to study Astronomy" suggested Newton to his scholarship...
• TaG ouR aiM: the planets ask Newton "please, tag our aim on the wall of Science!".
You can also make words and phrases out of phone numbers.
After a short while this becomes automatic, and you will be surprised how easy it is to form memorable words out of seemingly random numbers.
For example:
31415926 (the first 8 digits of pi) = MTRTLPNG = "my turtle, Nog"
77133660 (a made up phone number) = CKDMMGGS = "cooked mom eggs"
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