When mastering a new subject area or studying something complex, there's often no alternative to memorization: Using specific techniques to get vast quantities of information into persistent memory for fast recall (or at least quick relearning) later.
For memorizing tasks, I use a freeware program called
Anki. The program is open-source, uses the effective spaced repetition techniques developed by Piotr Wozniak (the creator of
SuperMemo), allows different sets of flashcards to be created from the same data (and edited without having to go through and find all the cards with the same information), synchronizes to a website so you can memorize from more than one machine or online, and makes it easy to manage multiple sets of data to memorize.
Spaced repetition aside, there are a number of other practical
tips for enhancing memory.
Also, here's a more detailed article
on the creation of SuperMemo. Perhaps he also counts as an example of a social innovator, especially on the language learning front.
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