The "One-Bun" method of memory recall is one of the most widely used memory techniques and is based on the first pillar of memory - association. However, it also includes the use of what are known as "peg images" - which are images you use to help you recall an association you have created. Confused? You needn't be. Let's look at how this works.
The one-bun method uses mnemonics by associating a number (one, two , three etc) and the second word (the peg image) with what you want to memorize. The most commonly used numbers and pegs are as follows: one- bun, two-shoe, three-tree, four-door, five-hive, six-sticks, seven-heaven, eight-gate, nine-vine and ten-hen.
Don't be concerned if you must remember more than items (most people would!) You can use this method to recall as many items as you need as long as you can continue to count and continue to think of peg items. Also, it is important to note that it is advised that you make the peg images something you find very easy to remember because if you forget them then you will forget everything!
For the sake of simplicity, let's imagine that you have been assigned to remember the names of ten presidents of the United States (clearly you will often if not always need to remember more items than this but let's just use this list as an example). The names that you have been asked to remember are Andrew Jackson, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Thomas Jefferson, John F. Kennedy, Ronald Reagan, Woodrow Wilson, George Washington, Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt, Abraham Lincoln and Harry Truman. Using the one-bun method we can see how three of these names can easily be numbered and pegged using this technique.
The One-Bun Association. Imagine a jack in the box springing open but instead of having a clown's head, it has a hamburger bun as a head! The "jack" in the jack in the box will help you think of Andrew Jackson.
The Nine-Vine Association. Imagine two apes linking arms and swinging on a vine. They swing right into a tree. Wham! That hurts! "Apes linking" sounds very similar to Abe Lincoln.
The Ten-Hen Association. Imagine a chicken scuttling around the farmyard. But instead of seeing a normal chicken's head, the chicken has a man's head! He is half chicken, half man! This should help you to remember Harry Truman.
Notice that we associated each item with an image. The images selected were chosen because they are a bit strange and hopefully easy to recall later. Keep in mind that you need to create weird and wonderful images because they are far easier for your memory to recall (even if you think they are lame or silly!)
It is important to understand that the pen images are used every time you use this method. So you always use one-bun, two-shoe, three-tree and so on. You do not change the peg images. It is the secondary images and stories that must change. Good luck!
The one-bun method uses mnemonics by associating a number (one, two , three etc) and the second word (the peg image) with what you want to memorize. The most commonly used numbers and pegs are as follows: one- bun, two-shoe, three-tree, four-door, five-hive, six-sticks, seven-heaven, eight-gate, nine-vine and ten-hen.
Don't be concerned if you must remember more than items (most people would!) You can use this method to recall as many items as you need as long as you can continue to count and continue to think of peg items. Also, it is important to note that it is advised that you make the peg images something you find very easy to remember because if you forget them then you will forget everything!
For the sake of simplicity, let's imagine that you have been assigned to remember the names of ten presidents of the United States (clearly you will often if not always need to remember more items than this but let's just use this list as an example). The names that you have been asked to remember are Andrew Jackson, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Thomas Jefferson, John F. Kennedy, Ronald Reagan, Woodrow Wilson, George Washington, Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt, Abraham Lincoln and Harry Truman. Using the one-bun method we can see how three of these names can easily be numbered and pegged using this technique.
The One-Bun Association. Imagine a jack in the box springing open but instead of having a clown's head, it has a hamburger bun as a head! The "jack" in the jack in the box will help you think of Andrew Jackson.
The Nine-Vine Association. Imagine two apes linking arms and swinging on a vine. They swing right into a tree. Wham! That hurts! "Apes linking" sounds very similar to Abe Lincoln.
The Ten-Hen Association. Imagine a chicken scuttling around the farmyard. But instead of seeing a normal chicken's head, the chicken has a man's head! He is half chicken, half man! This should help you to remember Harry Truman.
Notice that we associated each item with an image. The images selected were chosen because they are a bit strange and hopefully easy to recall later. Keep in mind that you need to create weird and wonderful images because they are far easier for your memory to recall (even if you think they are lame or silly!)
It is important to understand that the pen images are used every time you use this method. So you always use one-bun, two-shoe, three-tree and so on. You do not change the peg images. It is the secondary images and stories that must change. Good luck!
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