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The Russian Doll Method is a mnemonic technique, where visual representations of information are connected to each other, and is used to help with organization of information.
The Rules
[edit]A few rules need to be followed to ensure that all information is memorized correctly. The first image is imagined largely, and a detail or part of the image is selected. The visualized image should be zoomed-in on this detail, and the second image is connected to the detail. This allows for information to be organized into groups on different levels.
Example: Car, lawnmower, bed, microwave, refrigerator, stove.
Imagine a car. The car should be visualized largely, like the size of a TV. Now, a detail is selected, head-light. Zoom-in on the headlight until it is very large in the imagination. Sticking out of the headlight is a lawnmower. Now a detail of the lawnmower is selected, pull-cord. Zoom in on the pull-cord and connect a bed to it. Etc... Now to recall the entire list, one needs to only imagine the car again, and focus on the detail where the information is. Upon zooming-in on the head-light, the lawnmower image will appear, and so on.
This method, combined with the Chain Method and Cicero Method allows for the structured organization of information that is needed to memorize complex material, such as textbooks.
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