<p>So I was working on plant and mamallian hormones when I realized that I really, really hate flashcards, and that colorcoding is not so much a useful tool as it is OCD.</p>
<p>Anyone have alternate tips for sheer memorization?</p>
<p>try using mnemonics</p>
<p>audionyms. they really work.</p>
<p>For Latin, I just read everything over and over, then repeat everything out loud. I also think about stuff it sounds like, then commit it to memory.</p>
<p>.-_-.</p>
<p>Are you a visual learner, auditory learner, or kinesthetic learner? From what you've said, I doubt you're visual. Try saying things out loud. Or make puzzles.</p>
<p>I write down what I have to memorize with red pen on yellow paper. The odd combination of colors, and just writing helps me recall it easier.</p>
<p>Read everything three times. The first time, read it normally; the second time, take notes; the third time, read your notes.
That's what my bio teacher said to do. I'd typically just read things twice and reverse the procedure for first and second readings.</p>
<p>I tend to remember numbers well. So I somehow convert the facts into strange related numbers and memorize the numbers.
I use mnemonics too.</p>
<p>I'm a words person, so I learn by reading and re-reading the text. Memorizing definitions out of context doesn't work...</p>
<p>As long as I write something down at least once, I'll remember it... so I generally just take notes and write down the important things, then it just sticks in my head. It depends what kind of learner you are though.</p>