This can cause you to switch your focus away from the task at hand. Relate or Associate the Material Making associations is critical to memory. Mnemonic devices are very simple examples of making associations to enhance memory. A mnemonic device is a formula, phrase, rhyme, word, etc. which is easily remembered and which is associated to the information that is to be remembered. One popular example is the phrase .
Every good boy does fine. .
A popular acronym is . Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus. . Some find making up a story with the lists of words throughout the narrative aids retention. You probably remember this well because it is a rhyme. For example, if you have a list of groceries such as cereal, milk, toilet paper and tangerines, you might try visualizing a dairy cow eating cereal under a tangerine tree wrapped in toilet paper.