30 September 2024

“How can I memorize new words without studying?”

You're on vacation and see a word you don't know on a roadside sign or on the menu.
Or your colleague uses a word during a meeting that you would like to use form now on too.

Hearing a word once and then remembering it forever is not for everyone.

So what can you do to actively incorporate these words into your vocabulary? Without actually studying?

Try this:

1. Create a meeting in your digital calendar and write the new words in the title.
2. Schedule this “meeting” for a few days later.
3. On the day of the “meeting” your calendar will automatically display the words on your screen and voila: repetition moment #1.
4. Read the words attentively once and postpone the “meeting” to a few days later.
5. There comes repetition #2, and so on!
6. You keep postponing the "meeting" until you know the words by heart.

This takes no time and works effectively. Tested and approved!

Tip #1: Write no more than 5 words per agenda item.

Tip #2: It also helps for some people to write the words by hand each time. This requires less than 1 minute of time.

Have you tried this method before? Do you have another tip for easy vocabulary memorization?