For example, if you will be asked questions in terms of numbers, such as, “What is Newton’s First Law of Motion,” then studying for such a test is simply a matter of pegging various pieces of information onto various peg lists. Frequently, these “pieces” of information are concepts rather than objects. However, they pose no more than 30 seconds extra time to peg.

If one is pegging grocery items, it is simple to peg them on one’s body list. However, to peg Newton’s first law of motion takes a little more imagination. It states, “A body at rest tends to stay at rest, and will remain at rest unless acted upon by an outside force, and a body in motion tends to stay in motion, and will stay in motion unless acted upon by an outside force.” The easiest way to peg it would be with its concept. One could merely envision one’s foot being in motion, and continuing in motion, pulling the rest of the body along with it. (Notice that I chose the MOTION part of Newton’s law rather than the REST part. Obviously MOTION is a better picture . . .) One could easily elaborate on that. The point is, that pegging information of that nature is merely a matter of pegging concepts to lists.

Frequently for tests (and in life) you’ll find it necessary to memorize numbers in addition to concepts or facts. When you find it necessary to peg numbers in addition to the other information you peg, the best way to go about it is to chain it “on top of” something else. For example, if you had a friend whose telephone number ended in 1492 there’s a very good chance that you would remember it by associating it with Columbus for “in fourteen hundred ninety-two Columbus sailed the ocean blue.” Your friend has nothing to do with Columbus but 1492 now has meaning for you so you chain your friend’s number data to the prior meaning. Recalling numbers in this way becomes easier with practice and should help anyone on tests.

Taken From: Mega Memory Workbook