{"id":1969,"date":"2014-10-17T16:36:59","date_gmt":"2014-10-17T23:36:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.magneticmemorymethod.com\/?p=1969"},"modified":"2024-06-03T11:40:21","modified_gmt":"2024-06-03T18:40:21","slug":"peg-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.magneticmemorymethod.com\/peg-system\/","title":{"rendered":"In Praise Of The Mnemonic Peg-System For Memorizing Lists"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_2745\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1969-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/magneticmemorymethod\/The_Memory_Palace_Cure_For_Fear_Anxiety_Stress_Worry_And_Strain.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/magneticmemorymethod\/The_Memory_Palace_Cure_For_Fear_Anxiety_Stress_Worry_And_Strain.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/magneticmemorymethod\/The_Memory_Palace_Cure_For_Fear_Anxiety_Stress_Worry_And_Strain.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/magneticmemorymethod\/The_Memory_Palace_Cure_For_Fear_Anxiety_Stress_Worry_And_Strain.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"The_Memory_Palace_Cure_For_Fear_Anxiety_Stress_Worry_And_Strain.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/anthony-metiviers-magnetic-memory-method-podcast\/id790315802?mt=2&amp;ls=1#episodeGuid=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.magneticmemorymethod.com%2F%3Fp%3D1969\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Apple Podcasts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.magneticmemorymethod.com\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-2690 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/e5hougg55fx.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/peg_system-150x1501.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&quality=60&ssl=1\" alt=\"Image of a peg to illustrate a concept related to the mnemonic peg system\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/e5hougg55fx.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/peg_system-150x1501.jpg?strip=all&amp;lossy=1&amp;quality=60&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/e5hougg55fx.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/peg_system-150x1501.jpg?strip=all&amp;lossy=1&amp;quality=60&amp;w=60&amp;ssl=1 60w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"code\" class=\"brush: text; plain-text\">The Peg System is an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.magneticmemorymethod.com\/method-of-loci\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">alternative to the Method of Loci<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.magneticmemorymethod.com\/memory-palace\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the Memory Palace technique<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"brush: text; plain-text\">Or is it?<\/p>\n<p>The reality is a Memory Palace is itself a collection of pegs. When people don&#8217;t realize this fact, they miss out on the power of <em>both<\/em> memory techniques.<\/p>\n<p>Just so we&#8217;re on the same page, here&#8217;s a brief rundown of what a Peg System is and when you might want to use one:<\/p>\n<p>The Peg System (sometimes called the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.magneticmemorymethod.com\/pegword-method\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pegword method<\/a>) is just what it sounds like:<\/p>\n<p>The exercise of &#8220;pegging&#8221; (or linking) one thing to another. It assumes that you know the first thing, so it&#8217;s just a matter of Magnetically connecting the next in your mind.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m going to be giving some examples of how this works, and I want you to follow along.<\/p>\n<p>But here&#8217;s an important caveat:<\/p>\n<p>Following my examples or the examples of any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.magneticmemorymethod.com\/mnemonist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mnemonist<\/a> is not the best way to learn memory techniques. As you read, treat these examples and demonstrations only. Immediately create your own images in your mind.<\/p>\n<p>Only in this way will you be accomplishing two things:<\/p>\n<p>1. Learning the link system<br \/>\n2. Exercising your imagination<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s get started.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>How To Hang Information On A Number<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Have a read through the following list of rhymes:<\/p>\n<p>1 is a gun<\/p>\n<p>2 is a shoe<\/p>\n<p>3 is a bee<\/p>\n<p>4 is a door<\/p>\n<p>5 is a hive<\/p>\n<p>6 is a stick<\/p>\n<p>7 is heaven<\/p>\n<p>8 is a gate<\/p>\n<p>9 is a line<\/p>\n<p>10 is Ben<\/p>\n<p>11 is heaven<\/p>\n<p>12 is a shelf<\/p>\n<p>Etc. &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>This number-rhyme technique is related to these other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.magneticmemorymethod.com\/how-to-memorize-numbers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">3 powerful techniques for memorizing numbers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>How To Attach A Number-Rhyme Peg System To A Memory Palace<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>If you really think about it&#8230; wouldn&#8217;t it be easy to number each Magnetic Station in a Memory Palace and give it the rhyme peg you created?<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14980\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14980\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14980\" src=\"https:\/\/e5hougg55fx.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Illustration-of-the-Peg-System-with-number-rhymes-attached-to-a-Memory-Palace.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&quality=60&ssl=1\" alt=\"Illustration of the Peg System with number rhymes attached to a Memory Palace\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/e5hougg55fx.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Illustration-of-the-Peg-System-with-number-rhymes-attached-to-a-Memory-Palace.jpg?strip=all&amp;lossy=1&amp;quality=60&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/e5hougg55fx.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Illustration-of-the-Peg-System-with-number-rhymes-attached-to-a-Memory-Palace-300x169.jpg?strip=all&amp;lossy=1&amp;quality=60&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/e5hougg55fx.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Illustration-of-the-Peg-System-with-number-rhymes-attached-to-a-Memory-Palace-768x432.jpg?strip=all&amp;lossy=1&amp;quality=60&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/e5hougg55fx.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Illustration-of-the-Peg-System-with-number-rhymes-attached-to-a-Memory-Palace-1024x576.jpg?strip=all&amp;lossy=1&amp;quality=60&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/e5hougg55fx.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Illustration-of-the-Peg-System-with-number-rhymes-attached-to-a-Memory-Palace-758x426.jpg?strip=all&amp;lossy=1&amp;quality=60&amp;ssl=1 758w, https:\/\/e5hougg55fx.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Illustration-of-the-Peg-System-with-number-rhymes-attached-to-a-Memory-Palace.jpg?strip=all&amp;lossy=1&amp;quality=60&amp;w=512&amp;ssl=1 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14980\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Illustration of the Peg System built into a Memory Palace<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Notice in the image above how this works.<\/p>\n<p>The couch serves as Magnetic Station #1 in the Memory Palace. The gun for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.magneticmemorymethod.com\/number-rhyme\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">number rhyme<\/a> is always there, always ready to be used for the purposes of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Elaborative_encoding\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">elaborative encoding<\/a> when you want to memorize something.<\/p>\n<p>On Magnetic Station #2, you have the shoe and on Magnetic Station #3, a bee.<\/p>\n<p>To make these associations clear to your brain, I recommend that you make your pegs concrete and specific.<\/p>\n<p>For example, instead of a generic bee, think of the Jerry Seinfeld character in\u00a0<em>The Bee Movie<\/em>. Instead of the idea of a shoe, think of your favorite shoes from high school and use those. Specificity makes everything in the world of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.magneticmemorymethod.com\/mnemonic-strategies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">mnemonics work better<\/a>, even better than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.magneticmemorymethod.com\/flashbulb-memory\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">flashbulb memory<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>What On Earth Is This Memory Technique <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Really<\/span> All About? <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>To be clear:<\/p>\n<p>This memory system is about mentally &#8220;hanging&#8221; one piece of information onto another. In this case, you are hanging a rhymed word onto something you already know and will probably never forget\u00a0 (the numbers 1-12). You&#8217;re <em>associating<\/em> them.<\/p>\n<p>There are some problems with the rhymes I just gave you, however.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the major issue:<\/p>\n<p>Although all of the items that rhyme with the numbers (something that is in and of itself part of creating memorability), <em>not all of the words I&#8217;ve given you are directly visible<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>For example, what does heaven look like? Clouds? Angel wings? Fields of grass as shown in Gladiator as Maximus makes his way to Elysium?<\/p>\n<p>Who can say?<\/p>\n<p>And that lack of specificity can be a problem.<\/p>\n<p>But not usually if you know your system and always use it &#8230; religiously.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Here is why:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>What we&#8217;re going to do with these rhymes is use them to memorize more information.<\/p>\n<p>For example, let&#8217;s say that you&#8217;re going to an important business meeting and you&#8217;ll be meeting twelve new people.<\/p>\n<p>The 11th person you meet is named Ralph.<\/p>\n<p>How are you going to associate Ralph with 11? Well, you could see him floating on a cloud (heaven).<\/p>\n<p>Or you could see him with angel wings bursting from his back (heaven).<\/p>\n<p>Or you could see him on the roof of the Sistine Chapel flirting with God&#8217;s finger (heaven).<\/p>\n<p>The important thing is to be consistent.<\/p>\n<p>And include wild, exaggerated action in a visual way. It&#8217;s great if you can make it absurd too. So instead of seeing wings bursting from Ralph&#8217;s back, you could have them bursting from his chest, perhaps even poking through the &#8220;Ralph&#8221; name tag on this chest.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>A Concrete Alternative<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-2691 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/e5hougg55fx.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/evan.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&quality=60&resize=92%2C110&ssl=1\" alt=\"Image of Evan Wilds, a fan of the peg mnemonic system\" width=\"92\" height=\"110\" \/>Personally, I never use &#8220;heaven&#8221; for 11 the rare times I use the Peg System. It&#8217;s too abstract and vague and there are too many possibilities. I use my friend &#8220;Evan.&#8221; I&#8217;ve known him for years and can see what he looks like in my mind (he&#8217;s almost always got a goofy smile).<\/p>\n<p>And if I were to meet a guy named Ralph and wanted to memorize him as part of a list of names, I would have him interacting with this new dude Ralph in a weird and interesting way.<\/p>\n<p>Or better yet, I might include some other Ralph I already know to &#8220;peg&#8221; Ralph even deeper into the connective tissue of my mind.<\/p>\n<p>For example, Ralph Macchio from <em>The Karate Kid <\/em>might show up and do some fancy footwork in a fight between Evan and my new business associate Ralph. It would be large, bright, vivid and filled with zany action.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Go One Step Further<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>To make this process truly Magnetic, you can add a Memory Palace component to your pegs.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, as I suggested in this episode of the podcast, pegs are perfect for use <em>within <\/em>Memory Palaces as much as possible.<\/p>\n<p>Why?<\/p>\n<p>Because having a location increases your chances of recall and reduces that anxiety we were talking about.<\/p>\n<p>Not only that, but you also use and strengthen your spatial memory.<\/p>\n<p>And the more you do this, the more you&#8217;ll become a Memory Palace fanatic and get the massive results that only Memory Palaces make possible.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>More On How To &#8220;Link&#8221; The Peg System With A Memory Palace<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Let me leave you with three fuller examples from the list above, but this time with examples of names and how they could be memorized.<\/p>\n<p>Again, make sure to come up with your own examples so that you can learn this method by doing instead of just running the examples through your mind.<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t make the mistake of hoping that they&#8217;ll work for you next time if you&#8217;ve only just read this over.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s activity.<\/p>\n<p>Go for accomplishment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1 is a gun.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Memory Palace station: My bed.<\/p>\n<p>Target name: Kirsten.<\/p>\n<p>Associative-imagery: My gun shoots a gun made from pillows and the curtains where Kirsten is standing.<\/p>\n<p>Notice the similarity between &#8220;Kirsten&#8221; and &#8220;curtains&#8221; in terms of sound. This is the Principle of Compounding. Use it as much as you can.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2 is a shoe.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Memory Palace station: My desk.<\/p>\n<p>Target name: Amir.<\/p>\n<p>Amir plays a drum kit made of mirrors using shoes instead of drum sticks.<\/p>\n<p>Notice the &#8220;mirror&#8221; contains the &#8220;mir&#8217; sound of Amir. It is the most striking part of the name, so the image is centered on capturing that for decoding later.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3 is a bee.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Memory Palace station: The wall where my guitar rests.<\/p>\n<p>Target name: Phil.<\/p>\n<p>I see my other friend Phil swatting at a bee with my old philosophy textbook while my new associate Phil puts a filter on his camera lens before shooting the action.<\/p>\n<p>Notice that I am using a friend I already have named Phil, plus a book of <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>phil<\/em><\/span><\/strong>osophy.<\/p>\n<p>I also have Phil putting a differently spelled but similar sounding <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>fil<\/em><\/span><\/strong>ter on his camera.<\/p>\n<p>To some people, this compounding procedure might sound like overkill.<\/p>\n<p>However, I recommend that you practice getting good at it. It will make the difference between memorizing material effectively just some of the time and all of the time.<\/p>\n<p>And since I assume that you&#8217;re into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.magneticmemorymethod.com\/mnemonic-devices\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">mnemonics<\/a> for total memory mastery, then you&#8217;re going to want to get started with the principle of compounding right away. You can do this even faster by developing an alternative approach to pegs called the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.magneticmemorymethod.com\/pao-system\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PAO System<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For more on the Memory Palace technique and advanced ways to use it:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.magneticmemorymethod.com\/blog-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12718\" src=\"https:\/\/e5hougg55fx.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Magnetic-Memory-Method-Free-Course.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&quality=60&ssl=1\" alt=\"Magnetic Memory Method Free Memory Improvement Course\" width=\"620\" height=\"634\" srcset=\"https:\/\/e5hougg55fx.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Magnetic-Memory-Method-Free-Course.jpg?strip=all&amp;lossy=1&amp;quality=60&amp;ssl=1 620w, https:\/\/e5hougg55fx.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Magnetic-Memory-Method-Free-Course-293x300.jpg?strip=all&amp;lossy=1&amp;quality=60&amp;ssl=1 293w, https:\/\/e5hougg55fx.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Magnetic-Memory-Method-Free-Course-60x60.jpg?strip=all&amp;lossy=1&amp;quality=60&amp;ssl=1 60w, https:\/\/e5hougg55fx.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Magnetic-Memory-Method-Free-Course.jpg?strip=all&amp;lossy=1&amp;quality=60&amp;w=124&amp;ssl=1 124w, https:\/\/e5hougg55fx.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Magnetic-Memory-Method-Free-Course.jpg?strip=all&amp;lossy=1&amp;quality=60&amp;w=372&amp;ssl=1 372w, https:\/\/e5hougg55fx.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Magnetic-Memory-Method-Free-Course.jpg?strip=all&amp;lossy=1&amp;quality=60&amp;w=496&amp;ssl=1 496w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Further Magnetic Resources:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.magneticmemorymethod.com\/the-only-4-memory-improvement-systems-you-need\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Only 4 Memory Improvement Systems You Need<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Peg System article on Wikipedia\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mnemonic_peg_system\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Peg System article on Wikipedia<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Major Method\" href=\"https:\/\/www.magneticmemorymethod.com\/major-method\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Magnetic Memory Method Article on the Major Method<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Magnetic Memory Method Masterclass\" href=\"https:\/\/www.magneticmemorymethod.com\/masterclass\/\">The Magnetic Memory Method Masterclass<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.magneticmemorymethod.com\/bruno-furst\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bruno Furst<\/a>, who also taught a version of the peg system<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Original Email That Forms The Basis Of This Podcast Episode<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Just in case you aren&#8217;t able to listen to the podcast, here is a copy of the original letter I received. If you&#8217;d like to write in and have a question addressed on the Magnetic Memory Method Podcast, please feel free to <a title=\"Contact Anthony Metivier\" href=\"https:\/\/www.magneticmemorymethod.com\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">get in touch<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Associating in the void does work although I have to admit that your loci system for storing vocabulary may have two advantages:<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Having a location might improve fluency<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">There is something very slightly superior seemingly to the loci system versus the peg system for example.<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">I would like to expand a little on number two. I had used the peg system for 30 years before I started using the loci system. Once I started using the loci system I began to notice that there are actually two separate associations one makes with the loci system as contrasted with peg system. <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">One is the interaction with the item stored there at the locus. The other is the visual image of seeing the word one is trying to remember at the locus with no real interaction except visually being there. With the peg system in contrast there is only the interaction between the word one is trying to store in memory and the peg word for the numeral.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">So in conclusion I think that loci system involves an extra association with essentially two chances to recall the word or image whereas the peg system only involves the actual interaction between the peg and the word to be recalled.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Even so I would like to see the two systems compared experimentally. 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