Memory Tips
All the below synopsis are by famous authors so keep reading have fun...
1. Draw -> see an image then see with closed eyes, draw images of any kind.
2. Visualize -> Choose a location with lots of visual features around, so that we could associate things to remember with this.
(Eg: Rooms in our house, so to recall we have to walk to all the rooms and remember wat we have put)
3. 10 items to remember either by rhyme (1 for bun) or by image (like 0 for sun) then associate them with things to remember
*Great to store when we get ideas while bathing, eating, driving, meditating..
4. Name -> pay attn to their voice , ask again try calling their names .. mostly associate their names with some thing striking ..
like link their appearance to a popular person, or character or create new image ..
5. Pay attn: , Motivate
While introducing associate the name with some thing that may b a silly image or ridiculous thing like like linking the person's feature (forehead, nose, ears, eyes, eyebrows) and repeat just to make sure you pronounce it..
6. Feedback (video record physical activities)
7. Train your digit span (working memory a temp memory that we normally repeat it till we write somewhere like a phone number)
8. Think positive: Positive moods while reading or doing imp will improve memory and easy to recall. wen negative bring on positive forcibly inorder to change.
9. State dependent .. Recall (ability to recall in the same state like wen drunk or calm place), Recognition..
Link with Emotions like happy or sad.. better to be in good mood while reading or learning so that easy to recall..
Put up photos of good times where u spend most of the time.
10.Tip of the Tongue : May be due to lot of distractions. (If reqd link Names with something)
11.80/20 Rule (Learn vital 20% of anything that is imp)
12. Schedule to review things that you would like to remember. (atleast 1 hr in a week, just like a recap)
13. Best way to remember numbers is to give it a rhyme
14. Keeping and taking notes. (Diff color for diff types like creative, subject rel, Leisure, movies, etc.,)s
Exercise to boost Memory:
1. recall a particular subject learnt few months back once in a while ( once in 3 months)
2. Learn to remember things by associating with images
3. Read a series of 7 digit number and recall it in reverse order, try to increase the digits..
