You might remember the meaning of the character 些 with this easy mnemonic:
At a cooking class, the Chef emphasized it's better to not rely on man-made flavorings. "Stop (止) there with two (二) spoons (匕) of sugar. You only need some, the rest of the sweetness comes from the ingredients themselves."
Using mnemonics to remember the meaning of Chinese characters like has a huge impact on how long to learn Mandarin it takes.