These sounds are ignored in the traditional Major System G looks like an upside-down 6, cursive j looks kind of like a 6Ĭapital K looks like two sevens stuck togetherĬursive f looks like 8, v is a vocalize f (some people include th here) M looks like a 3 on its side and has three downstrokesĤ and R are almost mirror images of each other, R is the last letter of “fouR” N looks something like 2 on its side and has 2 downstrokes The other letters have a similar sound.ĭ & t have one downstroke and sound similar (some people include th here) The table below shows the most common way to assign sounds to digits. These can be used as “fillers” to make sensible words from the resulting consonant sequences. In the Major System’s most common form today, vowels and the consonants w, h and y are ignored. Let’s take a closer look at how to assign the consonant sounds to digits. “TT” becomes a single 1, not 11, because the “T” sound is only heard once. Because the major system works with sounds and not letters, double letters have no special meaning. Note that the word tattoo has double letters. Other Major System words you could use for 11 are: You can expand it after you're comfortable with the basics. If you're just starting out, create your 00-99 images first. It requires more effort to create the larger system, but it increases performance when memorizing long numbers. Competitors at memory competitions sometimes also have a set of 1,000 Major System images for 000-999. Those two sets of pegs can be used to memorize numbers of any length. A second set of pegs can cover numbers 0-9. Your set of Major System pegs will generally only cover the numbers 00-99. Tip: Don't worry if your word has extra consonants, like the word toadstool. Toa Dstool fits for 11, because the first two consonants are T and D. You would then look for a word where the first two consonant sounds in the word match the consonants for the number. (We’ll explain why those sounds are used, below.) The digit 1 would be assigned the sound for “t” or “d”, so for the number 11, the consonant sounds would be T/D and T/D. Use those letters to generate visual images that can be memorized in place of the numbers.Assign a consonant sound (not letter) to each digit.In the technique’s most common modern form, each digit is associated with one or more consonants like this: The Major System has evolved over hundreds of years, so there are many varying ways to create your own system, and creating your own variations is okay. We’ll also provide a complete list of Major System peg words that you can download for free. Scroll down for instructions on how to create your own Major System images. The process of memorizing abstract data like numbers can become a highly imaginative, artistic process. When you want to remember 1199, you would create a mnemonic image based on the toadstool and baboon and place them into a mental location in a mind palace. You will end up with a mental dictionary of 100-110 mnemonic images.Īs an example, the number 11 might turn into the mnemonic image “toadstool” and the number 99 might turn into the mnemonic image “baboon”. Create a memorable mnemonic word from the resulting consonant sounds.Convert the digits of each number up to 99 into consonant sounds using a special code (explained in detail below).We’re going to cover the entire process below in detail, but the basic steps for using the major system are: In this guide, we’ll show you how to create your own list of Major System pegs and use them to memorize numbers of any length, even if the numbers are hundreds or thousands of digits long! Tip: If you would like help with creating and using your Major System, ask questions in our free memory forum and we'll be able to give you personalized assistance. It’s also useful for memorizing decks of cards and creating peg lists. When combined with the memory palace technique, the Major System can be used to memorize numbers that are thousands of digits long. It works by converting numbers into sounds, which can then be converted into mental pictures or words that are easier to remember than the original data. The Major System is a memory technique for memorizing numbers, playing cards, and other information.
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