memorizing

Blog on the most valuable technique learned from Chapter 8. Can you use it in all types of memorization? If so, why and if not, why not?

The most valuable technique that I read in this chapter is the way, you can manipulate it. I can't remember anything or learn anything just by reading it, if I read then i would have to put little side notes on the material to make sure I'm understanding it. For math, I can't just read the chapter, I would have to read the chapter then when I am done reading and annotating the chapter I would have to practice the problems to make sure I understand what the concept of the chapter is. Another good point that this section of the chapter pointed out is to disect whatever the part you are trying to memorize. Pull it apart and put it together in a way you can understand, which ties in with the techniques of personalizing, and making it stick type of memorization. I feel like all of these techniques are all valuable because in a way they all connect with each other. Because most of the techniques tell you to break it down, connect with it, and then let it make sense in you head to have it imprinted naturally. I feel that for me I can only memorize something if I can learn to understand it. If i can break it apart and connect with whatever i have t memorize i'll usually remember it but if I just tried cramming and just trying to memorize it without knowing or having any idea what it is about then 99.9% of the time I won't be able to remember it or apply anything to it because I did not make that connection with it or did not try to understand what i was mainly suppose to be doing. I can only memorize something if i have practiced it and applied it to whatever i had to be doing and actually learn what it is I am suppose to be focused on. Cramming is never a good solution that i can do because it rarely works, the times it does the work you can try asking me anything about it and i wouldn't be able to answer you. Since most of the time it doesn't work instead of cramming most of the time i would just accept the fact that i wasn't prepared and not attempt to rush through my learning process. The most efficient way for me to remember anything is if I learn and understand it first.