Today surfing around I found a website detailing Mnemonic devices. Although some actually may be more difficult to apply to foreign language learning, they may certainly be viable method for remembering other tidbits. I especially liked the methods detailed on the website using the "Journey Method" to remember things, by using landmarks you see everyday. Along with this the alphabet device which is useful, as long as you can associate everything on your list with the alphabet.
Before knowing much about mnemonics I created my own device to remember classes I had homework in. Usually, remembering a small group of numbers 1-7, then repeating them a few times so I could easily recall subjects I needed to recall the next night. Other perhaps more complex devices I use usually are made up Acronyms and Numerical sequences to remember lists of important data such as all the states in the European Union. As best I can I will try to form an easily remembered word, which is actually an acronym. I've used it before in chemistry as well to keep different properties of elements in line, such as charge or even their order on the table.
Other less list like devices I use are triggers. I'll remember to remember. Oddly enough it works more often than not. I know I won't remember to print off something in the morning, so I'll set my alarm with the intent of waking myself up, but also knowing that it signifies something else, and even if I forget what I have to remember I can usually puzzle it out in at least knowing I was supposed to remember to remember something out there.
You can see the website with lots of cool Mnemonics tutorials at Mind Tools.
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