The more you ASSOCIATE with the FEELING of what you are studying, the better you will learn and remember.

When I was studying for my Law Degree and I was reviewing wealth creation and taxation cases – I made the people real – not just using their names, but giving them ‘profile’ or identity – sometimes associating them with famous actors and actresses or movie characters.

It makes it easy to remember something if you associate it with Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie…

As a Kinesthetic, you have to FEEL what you are learning – this can be enhanced by DOING things as well – CREATING props and other artefacts – models, diagrams, protoptypes, checklists…

The more TANGIBLE and PHYSICAL they are, the better. That means printing them out and having them PHYSICALLY rather than just electronically.

One last thing you can do is study with music that you can anchor feelings to the specific topic or subject you are studying – this works if you are cramming or studying JUST BEFORE an exam or test.

As a kinesthetic – your body will associate the music with what you are reviewing and all you need to do is REMIND yourself to focus on the SENSATIONS and sometimes the SONG or melody to remember and trigger your memory… Re-reading and reviewing with a rhythm in your head also helps.

This is NOT advised when reading or learning for the first time – it’s a strategy that works best based on RECENCY – in other words just before an exam or test.

I hope that helps!

Onward and upward!
Dr Marc Dussault