The economy and training of memory / by Henry J. Watt.

  • Henry J. Watt
Date:
1909
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Credit: The economy and training of memory / by Henry J. Watt. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    5. Repeat often. The oftener words, thoughts, actions, or any experiences whatsoever are brought before the mind, passively or actively, the more likely they are to reappear there {v. 22). 6. Will to rememher. In learning, keep the intention to remember ever before the mind. However much practice you may have had, renewed effort will give you still greater ease and skill {v. 39, 40). 7. Learn familiar matter as a whole. In learning familiar matter of moderate length, read through the whole piece repeatedly till it is learned. Do not learn little by little or verse by verse {v. 26, 28). 8. Learn unfamiliar matter in parts. If the matter is unfamiliar or full of special difficulties, repeat fragments of it or parts containing such difficulties separ- ately, until these become familiar and easy ; then learn the piece as a whole {V. 21).