I haven’t encountered this technique anywhere else, so I started using it based on how associations work in the brain:
If I can’t remember a word, instead of just continuing to tell myself “think, think, think,” I start going through the letters alphabetically and make an effort over each one “what are the words for that letter, is that word by any chance?” And that almost always helps.
I haven’t encountered this technique anywhere else, so I started using it based on how associations work in the brain:
If I can’t remember a word, instead of just continuing to tell myself “think, think, think,” I start going through the letters alphabetically and make an effort over each one “what are the words for that letter, is that word by any chance?” And that almost always helps.