Use Emotion to Supercharge Your Memory

Neuroassociative techniques. The more you exaggerate something, the more emotional you make it, or the more unusual something is, the more your brain holds onto it. Let's say you meet somebody named Sandy. Don't just hear the name, imagine it, see it. Imagine they're standing on a sandy beach where sand is swirling around their feet. Maybe a little crab is dancing next to them. That's a neuroassociation. You're linking new information. to something vivid and something very familiar. Information by itself is forgettable, but when you encode it with emotion, with imagination and association, it becomes more unforgettable.