Of course you aren’t turning into a memory loss patient, but when it comes to memory most of us know that it isn’t computer sharp. While the smartest of students understand that all that is learnt can not be remembered in the exams, our logical brain has to be trained to behave.
Will power comes to a huge aid in accomplishing things we desire. It helps in improving our memory as well. I found a cool eBook about will power and found a few good memory improvement techniques.
Exercise 1 – Take a simple book to read. Select a sentence and understand the meaning of each word one by one. Then understand the meaning of the whole sentence. Now, try to remember the theme of the words, sentence and thus, paragraph as whole. Repeat them again and again with utmost attention trying to understand as much as you can. (Repetition is the key here.)
Exercise 2 – Select the stuff you want to remember and read it aloud, understand the meaning of each and every sentence and then, convert it into your own words and understanding. Do it aloud. Recite what you just understood to someone or just imagine the role. (Converting in your own language and understanding)
Exercise 3 – While you are doing nothing, observe your surrounding, glance through the room and then close your eyes and try to remember all the stuff around you. The more you do it, the better you will observe. (The art of observation)
Exercise 4 – Everyday before you go to bed, make a will to arise at a specific time. This will improve your unconscious connection with yourself which is actually the infinite memory server. Once you get into the habit of utilizing your brain to your will, your memory will super charge. (Improving your will power)
Exercise 5 – In the morning, resolve to recall something at a perfect hour of the day, Dismiss it from your thoughts and carry on with your daily routine. Do not try to remember it and keep it continuously engaged in mind; you will remember the stuff automatically. You might probably fail at first but you will get used to it (not failure, the remembrance).
There are just a few of the many good memory improvement exercises smart students continuously practice. In fact, they are so habitual to these exercises, they don’t feel like practicing. They use them normally, just like that. Check out the Brain Rules book. I find it intuitive and interesting. Photo illustration by brewbooks via Flickr