Q&A for How to Remember Anything

First, turn off all electronics. If you need your computer or laptop, then close down all unnecessary tabs online and just use what you need to. Study in chunks of time, with breaks between.

Put a note on your mirror in the bathroom so you'll see it every morning and remember. You can also set a reminder on your phone for a certain time every day.

It depends. It could be bad if it distracts you, but if it relaxes you then you should go for it.

You can create some kind of reminder for yourself that you will see regularly. This can be either a physical or digital reminder. For example, you can make a poster that says "brush your teeth" and put it somewhere you will see it every day. Alternately, you can set up a repeating reminder or calendar event on your phone to tell you to brush your teeth.

If you have trouble remembering what you study, try saying it out loud to yourself and writing it down in your notes. That way you will have the audio and visual memory of the item which may help you recall it later.

It is the place you feel most comfortable and the place that will allow you to concentrate well. It shouldn't be anywhere you will get distracted by anything. Choose a place where there are no electronic devices, like computer, TV, etc.

It depends if you are in a public place or in a nice quiet garden. Work where you feel most comfortable, but make sure there is nothing to distract you.

You could, but you may be distracted by the kind of music you listen to, and be more focused on the music. However, some find it works, so see if it helps or hinders you, and decide for yourself.

If you really want to, you can try applying any of the techniques from the article, but it would be best to just write things like that down. You can use a planner, post-it notes, the calendar app on your phone or tablet, a dry-erase board, or whatever works for you. This article is mainly meant for things you actually need to memorize, like material you're studying for a test. There is not much benefit in expending your limited willpower and mental energy on memorizing all the things you have to do when you can simply write them down, as most organized people do. Besides, writing things out tends to help encode them into your memory better.

Recording them on a calendar would help. If you are a tech person and have a laptop or computer you use all the time, then you can record them on there. Just jotting the dates down on a notebook you are most likely to read or spot or somewhere you normally pass also works.

You can remember the first digits by thinking, "How I wish I could calculate pi." The number of letters in these words correspond to the first digits of pi, 3.141592.

Look through old school yearbooks and any other photos you have from this time. If you're still in contact with any of your old classmates, try talking to them about whatever you're trying to remember.

Go back to the place where it happened, close your eyes, and imagine it's happening again. If anyone was with you, ask them what they remember. If you keep a journal, or there's any other kind of documentation about the event (emails, texts, etc.), go back and read through them to see what you can find out.

It's best to listen to the song over and over again. The best thing to do would be to try and follow along a lyric video over and over again until you don't make any mistakes.

Take deep breaths and focus on the subject. On the day before, practice in front of your pet(s), parents, siblings, etc. You could also ask if you can have flashcards, to remember what to say.