Mastering the Rhyming-Peg Method for a Better Memory

peg method to improve memory

The peg system is a very simple technique. A standard set of peg words are learned and items to be remembered are linked to the pegs with visual imagery. The system was developed by Henry Herdson back in the mid-1600s, who linked a digit with any one of several objects that resembled the number; for example, 1=candle, 2=trident. The system got its name from the fact that peg words act as mental pegs or hooks on which a person ... Read More