How to Remember Anything: The Proven Total Memory Retention System (21 page)

This exercise works in the same way except that you will use a memory technique to recall sixty-four items. The last item will be linked to the first item to complete the “circle.” You will be able to start with any item in the circle and recall, in sequence, the sixty-four items.

Each block on the chessboard has an “address,” starting with the letter of the column and ending with the number of the rank, such as a1, h8, and so on. Likewise, each block has a picture whose name starts with the letter of the column and whose next consonant sound is a conversion of the Number Code to a letter. Coordinate c5 can be converted to
c
oa
l
. Conversely,
c
oa
l
can be converted to c5.

Sixty-four links will be formed with the last link connected to the first link, thereby completing a circuit. This enables you to start on any square (link) and end up back at the same square (link).

Following is the link of sixty-four pictures. I suggest that you learn at least ten links at a time. When you are certain you know the links, continue with at least ten more, repeating the process until you can recall the sixty-four links without missing any of them.

See a bottle of
af
tershave (
a8
) with a
c
a
k
e (
c7
) on it!

See the
c
a
k
e with an
ev
ergreen (
e8
) on it!

See the
ev
ergreen (
e8
) with
g
o
g
gles (
g7
) on it!

See the
g
o
g
gles (
g7
) with
h
ai
l
(
h5
) on it!

See the
h
ai
l
(
h5
) with
g
u
m
(
g3
) on it!

See the
g
u
m
(
g3
) with a
h
a
t
(
h1
) on it!

See the
h
a
t
(
h1
) with a
f
an (
f2
) on it!

See the
fan
(
f2
) with a gigantic
d
a
t
e (
d1
) on it!

See the
d
a
t
e (
d1
) with a
b
o
n
e (
b2
) stuck in it!

See the
b
o
n
e (
b2
) with a
c
a
r
(
c4
) bursting out of it!

See the
c
a
r
(
c4
) with an
am
bulance (
a3
) on top of it!

See the
am
bulance (
a3
) with a gigantic
b
e
ll
(
b5
) on it!

See the
b
e
ll
(
b5
) with a gigantic
ac
robat (
a7
) as a gong!

See the
ac
robat (
a7
) with a
c
u
ff
(
c8
) on it!

See the
c
u
ff
(
c8
) with an
egg
(
e7
) on it!

See the
egg
(
e7
) with a
g
a
v
el (
g8
) stuck in it!

See the
g
a
v
el (
g8
) a
h
i
ch
(a trailer hitch) (
h6
) on it!

See the
h
itc
h
(
h6
) with a
g
ear (
g4
) on it!

See the
g
ea
r
(
g4
) with a
h
e
n
(
h2
) on it!

See the
h
e
n
(
h2
) with a gigantic
f
oo
t
(
f1
)!

See the
f
oo
t
(
f1
) with an
Emm
y (
e3
) on it!

See the
Emm
y (
e3
) with a
f
i
l
e (
f5
) stuck through it!

See the
f
i
l
e (
f5
) with a i
sh
(
d6
) on it!

See the
d
i
sh
(
d6
) with an
e
a
r
(
e4
) on it!

See the a
r
(
e4
) with a
f
i
sh
(
f6
) on it!

See the
f
i
sh
(
f6
) with a
d
o
ll
(
d5
) in its mouth!

See the
d
o
ll
(
d5
) wearing a
f
u
r
(
f4
)!

See the
f
u
r
(
f4
) with
e
t
ch
ed (
e6
) glass all over it!

See the
e
t
ch
ed (
e6
) glass with a
d
ee
r
(
d4
) standing on it!

See the
d
ee
r
(
d4
) with
c
a
sh
(
c6
) piled on it!

See the
c
a
sh
(
c6
) with an
al
bum (
a5
) on it!

See the
al
bum (
a5
) with a
b
i
k
e (
b7
) on it!

See the
b
i
k
e (
b7
) with a
d
o
v
e (
d8
) on it!

See the
d
ove (d8) with a
f
actory (
f7
) on it!

See the
f
actory (
f7
) with a gigantic
h
oo
f
(
h8
) on it!

See the
h
oo
f
(
h8
) with a
g
au
g
e (
g6
) on it!

See the
g
au
g
e (
g6
) with
h
ai
r
(
h4
) growing out of it!

See the
h
air (
h4
) with a
g
u
n
(
g2
) in it!

See the
g
u
n
(g2) with an
e
atery (
e1
) (a restaurant) on it!

See the
e
atery (
e1
) with a huge
c
a
n
(
c2
) in it!

See the
c
a
n
(c2) with an
at
tic (
a1
) in it!

See the
at
tic (
a1
) with a
b
u
m
(
b3
) in it!

See the
b
u
m
(
b3
) wearing a gigantic
c
oa
t
(
c1
)!

See the
c
oa
t
(
c1
) with
en
velopes (
e2
) all over it!

See the
en
velopes (
e2
) with a
g
a
t
e (
g1
) on them!

See the
g
a
t
e (g1) with a
h
a
m
(
h3
) on it!

See the
h
a
m
(
h3
) with a gull (
g5
) (a seagull) on it!

See the
g
u
ll
(
g5
) with a
h
o
g
(
h7
) on it!

See the
h
o
g
(
h7
) playing a
f
i
f
e (f8)!

See the
f
i
f
e (
f8
) with a
d
u
ck
(
d7
) on it!

See the
d
u
ck
(
d7
) with
b
ee
f
(
b8
) on it!

See the
b
ee
f
(
b8
) with
ash
(
a6
) on it!