Look at this photo of Jay-Z: study it, memorize it, tape it to your closet door, learn from it.

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"It is not the length of the price in digits that determines how difficult it is to memorize, but rather how many syllables this price has when read, " explains the research by Professor Calder and academics at two other institutions.

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When you memorize a fact, you can recall it upon demand.

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Today it is important to process information, not memorize things.

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It is true that if you try to memorize your speech or deliver your presentation the exact same way every time, you will set yourself up for failure (exceptions for any reader who is a trained Broadway actor).

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"First of all, I'd listen for weeks to memorize and really study what I'm hearing so I could sing it in my sleep, " she said of her preparation for the new album.

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We can memorize that you use the sound "duck" to make people think of a duck, and we do it quickly and copiously.

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