
They can be ideas within a specific field (short roads) or between two completely different fields (freeways). Take two ideas and ask yourself how they relate. Works best when the information is arbitrary and fact-based, so applications won’t go beyond simple memory. Rote memorization involves pounding information into your brain by repeating it continually. I’m not a huge fan of this method, but sometimes brute force is required. If you are struggling to understand a concept, visualization is a good technique to start with. The idea here is that you want to put abstract information into a picture.

**Authors Note: I realize this article is fairly long, so you may want to bookmark it to finish it later** 1) Visualization But with fifty here, you’re bound to find something that might help. To add even more variety, each person has different learning styles and preferences. You might need a broad conceptual base, or just skills. You may need to memorize facts or just understand the basics.
