Well, one possible method is to employ the use of mnemonics or heuristic devices designed to create associations in your mind that help you make sense of otherwise seemingly arbitrary words.
And, according to Yoram Bauman, the standup economist, what better and funnier way to try to understand world religions or different schools of economic thought than through the "shit happens" model?
And if you want more of this guy's hilariousness, don't forget to watch him break out Mankiw's Ten Principles of Economics.
And if you still need more, you might also enjoy the Hayek/Keynes rap.