Remembering lists of information in order can be a challenging task for our memory. In the planets mnemonic example below you will learn a simple method that allows you to turn any type of difficult information into easily recalled information using the memory tool known as mnemonics.

Mnemonics are a very powerful tool that dramatically improves the efficiency of our learning and recalling abilities. One study found that after a class learned about mnemonics, test scores increased by up to 77%! If you are not using mnemonics, you are not achieving your full potential. Starting from the planets mnemonic below, start using mnemonics to revolutionize your learning skills and become known and respected for your amazing memory.

Planets Mnemonic - First lets look at the order of planets in our solar system starting with the closest to the sun: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and finally Neptune. So to remember this list in order we can create an easy to remember phrase, where the first letter of each word in the phrase corresponds to the planet. The letters we need in our phrase are M V E M J S U, so we could use "My Very Excellent Mother Just Served Us Nachos". You can try create your own as well following this simple example. Another one could be "Many Very Elderly Men Just Snooze Under Newspapers".

Note: The status of Pluto was recently changed by the International Astronomical Union, and is no longer considered a planet. If however you wish to remember it with the other planets, we can simply alter our phrases a little - "My Very Excellent Mother Just Served Us Nine Pies".

Tip: It helps if you can make the phrase a little silly or funny, as this is proven to increase your recall ability.

As you can see from the planets mnemonic example, mnemonics are a very useful tool that allows us to remember difficult information much more easily. You can now apply this method to all kinds of information, such as colors of the rainbow, great lakes of North America, Amino Acids, Trigonometry, Geography, and much much more.