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HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR MEMORY

Added on: 6th Aug 2015

 

 

PLAN

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It sounds obvious but in the short term the easiest thing to do is often

the most overlooked – plan things out! Don’t just think you’re going to

remember everything. With smart phones these days it shouldn’t

be that hard.

 

 

PLAY

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Basically, act like a kid. Whether that means playing tag with your

co-workers or actually hanging out with your own kids, it’s a sure

fire way to break your mental funk and set the stage for a

stronger memory!

 

 

READ OUT LOUD

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This may not work for everybody, but especially for the auditory

learners among you, reading out loud can be hugely helpful. Psychology

tells us that listening to something being read to you forces deeper

comprehension than reading it yourself and makes things easier to remember.

 

 

REHEARSE THE INFORMATION

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Don’t wait to go over everything. Review it as soon as you learn it

and then the next day, and the next. If you wait too long, you’ll

have to learn it all over again.

 

 

RELATE INFORMATION TO WHAT YOU KNOW

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You can connect new information to what you already know, even

if it is a simple one or a new material that requires previous knowledge.

For instance, you can easily remember the address of a person by

associating it with someone that you know who also lives within the

same area. This is why most teachers prompt their students to think

about what they know about a topic before studying them. Relating

their prior knowledge to the texts that they are about to read can

greatly improve their comprehension.

 

 

TAKE A DEEP BREATH

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Of course this is more of an “on-the-spot-quick-what’s-the-number”

type thing but it goes along with what we’ve been saying. Take a minute,

chill out, and then see if you can remember anything.

 

 

THINK IN PICTURES

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This was the technique used by famous scientists Albert Einstein

and Nikola Tesla, who had a poor memory with words. Einstein

visualized scenarios to answer complicated scientific questions,

while Tesla carried out the whole experiment in his mind before

writing the procedures down. You can make visual information fun

by engaging in interesting images such as charts, diagrams, maps,

photos, etc. rather than being a passive observer. This will help you

retrieve the information later rather than just stuffing paragraphs of

text into your mind.

 

 

USE MNEMONIC DEVICES

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Mnemonics are actually clues that can help you remember a word,

a sentence or a visual image. They may include acronyms, rhymes,

or some sort of memory technique. For example, a method called

chunking can be used to break down a long list of numbers into smaller,

easier to remember bits. Because humans are designed to retain about

7 pieces of distinct information in short term memory at a time, if you

have a long phone number to remember, just split it up into 3 or 4

smaller numbers. In fact, in many parts of the world this is done for you.

 


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