Your memory depends on your brain's health. Keeping your grey matter in good order by ensuring a few things can improve your mental performance.
A lot of people think that they can do nothing about their memory. However, the truth is, your memory is just like your skills – it can be improved.
The best way to boost your brain power is by practising several exercises. Here we are going to show you a few of the tricks you can do to build a good memory and stay mentally sharp.
Tips to Improve Your Memory
Forget muti-tasking. Stay focused. Always pay attention to what you are doing right now. Doing many things at once is distracting. This prevents your brain from memorising the thing that you want to keep in your long-term memory. That's why it is very important that you are completely focused on the task while you are carrying it out. Only this can guarantee your success.
Put some “senses” into it. Encoding memory involves your senses. The more senses are involved in the process of memorising, the better the effect. So if you see, hear, touch or smell something, your chances of recalling it later are far greater. For example, if you need to remember somebody's name, the best way to do it is by offering a handshake and even looking them in the eye. This way you touch and see them, right? Now you have engaged two more senses and the process of memorising should be much easier.
Divide it into pieces. Whenever you have loads of information to memorise and you find it difficult a task, you can try dividing it into pieces. For instance, if you want to remember telephone numbers with 7 digits and more, you can go for dividing the number into three parts: the area/country code, the prefix and the number. This way you will be able to memorise the digits.
This is how you can remember large amounts of information. Simply divide them into pieces and try to memorise them separately.
Use your way to remember stuff. Many people get it confused when they try to follow an established way of learning things. They believe that “one size fits all” and embark on a trip that will not lead them to the desired destination. You need to know that everybody has their own methods of memorising stuff. Experiment with these methods and find out the one that works for you. Some people remember things much more easily when they write them down or when they repeat them over and over. If this is your way, then use it to your advantage. However, other people prefer different methods. It is about finding the best technique that suits you well. That's all.
Organise it. Whenever you need to memorise stuff, whether you have to study for the biology test tomorrow or you want to prepare for an important meeting at work, you need to learn to organise things. As you know, your brain likes order. That's why when you provide it with systematised and organised information you are actually helping it remember all the stuff.
Make associations. Making associations is yet one of the best ways to memorise something. However, many people underestimate this factor. Always try to connect new information with something you already know. Your “brain experience” will help you encode the new stuff more easily.
Improve your diet. Eating a diet that is rich in whole grains, fruit and vegetables, fish and nuts will boost your brain power, therefore lead to improved memory.
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Hello Fionnie,
All good suggestions for improving memory. If we do not exercise and use our brains, we will lose memory and cognition.
Regards,
June 18, 2014 - 11:38amMaryann
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