When I started a memory blog, I focused on techniques. Today, I’m much more interested in thinking. Ready for the secret of remembering what you read? It’s much simpler than I thought.

Stop “memorizing”! Instead, think. Thinking is much more fun, and it actually works.

Don’t rush through saying your verses. Renewing your verses is its own reward, because when you renew, you think.

As you learn verses by heart, connect them with your experiences. These connections can bring intense, creative delight.

Thinking takes work. For most of us, imagining is a new skill, and that means effort.

We don’t learn verses by heart for a grade. We want to deepen our experience. Learn five ways to think about and imagine the verses you learn.