Training Brain without straining.
February 24th 2008 21:19
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Experts believe we forget because we never make the proper effort to remember in the first place.
The key to remembering is paying attention – undivided attention – to what you want to remember. Take a few seconds out of your life and really and truly concentrate on the person you’re being introduced to: pronounce their name, ask about the spelling, perhaps associate them with someone else with the same name, such as someone you went to school with. Use their name in conversation (it’s music to their ears, anyway), and try to tie some kind of strong, positive emotion to making their acquaintance, whether it’s a favorable opinion of the sound of their voice, or youthful appearance, or anything else positive and memorable. The stronger the emotion, the stronger the memory
f you know you can’t keep up with your glasses, your keys, your cell phone, etc., today is the day you need to become more deliberate and develop unbreakable habits with these items. One of the worst things you can do – and everyone has done this at one time or another – is to put something “where you’ll be sure to remember where it is.” (Such items usually turn up months later after you’ve already replaced them!) In your office or at home, keep a small basket at hand where you can toss your keys, cell phone, etc., until you need them again. If you’re out and about, take ten seconds to put an item away with great deliberation, and tell yourself you’re doing it so you’ll have a clear memory.
“What do I need to do today?” The best advice of experts is to take a few moments before you actually begin working to make a list, and then follow it throughout the day.
“I can’t memorize things the way I used to!” To begin with, always give yourself a chance to learn. Don’t expect to read something once and then recall it perfectly. Isolate yourself and say aloud what you’re trying to remember. Turn off the TV and the iPod
Also, try going over the material just before you go to sleep at night – often your brain “files” the material while you sleep and recalls it more easily the next day.
Adapted from Health, News
By: Sylvia Booth Hubbard :
So, make an effort,
make associations
engage emotions
put things in a special place
make lists
go over before sleeping
pay attention
May all these things train your brain without strain. The better the brain, the better the benefit.
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