Oddbjørn By – Memo and memory technique

In this episode the host, Jan Sindre, recommends the books of Oddbjørn By. By is a Norwegian memory expert who has worked full time on memory technique since 2005, and set a world memory record in 2006.

The Memo books are first and foremost about memory technique: concrete methods for fixing information in memory, not least by tying it to images, places and associations – as in a memory palace.

The books

• Memo – husketeknikker for elever, studenter og alle som skal lære seg noe. The foundation of the series: a practical introduction to memory technique.
• Bedre hukommelse – best of memo. A collection of the best techniques from the Memo books.
• Memo: Lær tysk / spansk / italiensk. Memory technique applied to language learning.
• Memo medisin (written with Sebastian S. S. Schmidt). Memory technique aimed at medical students.

Why it is worth a look

Memory technique is not only for exam revision. The methods are useful for anyone who wants to remember more day to day – names, numbers, lists, languages or course material. A good starting point is to try things out and find the method that suits the way you learn.

If you want to learn more about the learning process itself – reading, note-taking and revision – Olav Schewe’s books are a natural next step.

See his books and courses at oby.no. The books are in Norwegian.