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Memory palace

A learning technique that uses familiar environments for better recalling. For example, you can use your house as a layout and putting new concepts in it such as the related memory for mathematical formulae (e.g., the formula for an area of a square [\(s^2\)] is remembered as 2 stuffed toys, area of an triangle [\(1/2 * bh\)] as a half-hobo). You can then write a crazy narrative with those things — e.g., outside of the house are 2 stuffed toys (area of square) and through the entrance is a half-dressed hobo. The core of this technique is learning through overlaying familiar topics with newer concepts.

This is effective for memorizing since We are more associative than structured along with our tendency of chunking.