#memorization

[incognitopolls]

Can you recite the alphabet backwards (without having to think about it very hard) and/or the sequence (left-to-right, row by row) of the QWERTY keyboard? Are you neurodivergent?

I can do both; I'm neurodivergent

I can recite the reverse alphabet; I'm neurodivergent

I can recite the QWERTY keyboard; I'm neurodivergent

No, I can't do either; I'm neurodivergent

I can do both; I'm neurotypical

I can recite the reverse alphabet; I'm neurotypical

I can recite the QWERTY keyboard; I'm neurotypical

No, I can't do either; I'm neurotypical

Not sure/other/it's complicated

Voting ended onSep 15, 2025

Do NOT count if you can technically recite the alphabet backwards but have to think hard about it.

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[thatsbelievable]

[cornusbooks]

Learn about Mnemonic Devices

Mnemonics are memory aids that help you link new, difficult-to-remember information to concepts or structures that are easy to remember.

[light-sapling]

"مَع حِفظِ أوَّل آية بِنيَّة ختم القُرآن تَصير مِن أهله وإن مِتَ حُشِرتَ معهُم."

With the memorization of the very first verse—intending to complete the Qur’an—you become counted among its people; and if you die, you will be resurrected with them.

[0moon--jelly0]

Second part!

You're welcome XD

[aiweirdness]

Remember seeing something about GPT-4 doing well on standardized tests? It turns out it may have memorized the answers.

other examples that look like memorization

[coffeelounds]

"whoever came up with the phrase "righty tight-y, lefty loose-y' deserves an award"

listen to me, autistics

putting something to a specific rythym/melody/pattern makes it much easier to remember.

that's probably why a lot of people love shakespeare so much, and why brands have jingles for their phone numbers.

when i was little i literally memorized my mothers phone number by learning it to a little melody in my head.