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HowtoImproveYourMemory
FiveParts:

MemoryHelp

ImprovingYourLifestyle

UsingMnemonicDevices

UsingMindfulApproaches

TryingMemoryTricks

QuestionsandAnswers

Thereisnosuchthingasa"badmemory",andeveryonecanimprovetheir
memory,aslongasyouarenotsufferingfrommemorylossasamedical
condition.Ifyouwanttoimproveyourmemory,thereareanumberofthings
youcando,fromeatingblueberriestousingavarietyofmnemonicdevices.If
you'reoptimisticanddedicated,you'llbeabletoimproveyourmemory,
whetheryouwanttowintheWorldMemoryChampionships,aceyourhistory
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UsingMnemonicDevices
Useassociationtorememberfacts.Touseassociationeffectively,youcancreate
animageinyourmindtohelpyourememberawordoranimage.Forexample,ifyou

haveahardtimerememberingthatJFKwasthepresidentinvolvedintheBayofPigs
invasion,justpicturethehandsomepresidentswimminginanoceansurroundedbyhappy,
oinkingpigs.Thisisabsolutelysilly,butthisconcreteimageinyourmindwillforeverhelp
youlinkthepresidentwiththisevent.[1]
Bycreatingavisual,yourbraincanfixateonasingle,easytoidentifypieceof
information.Whenyourecallthatsinglesymbol,youcanalsorecallthelarger
strandofinformationyouassignedtoit.Forexample,asyouplaceyourcarkeysin
yourpurse,imagineyourpursesuddenlygrowingwheelsandspeedingaway.
Sincetheimageissuchastrangeone,you'remorelikelytorememberitlater,
whichwillalsohelpyourememberthatyourcarkeysareinsideit.
Themoreuniqueorunusualtheimageis,theeasieritwillbeforyourbrainto
rememberit.[2]

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Useassociationtoremembernumbers.Let'ssayyoukeepforgettingyourstudent
IDeverytimeyouneedtouseitagain.Justbreakdownthenumberintosmaller

chunksandcreateimagesassociatedwiththosechunks.Let'ssaythenumberis127575
23.Findawaytomakethesenumbersmeaningful.Let'ssay"12"happenstobeyour
housenumber,"75"happenstobeyourgrandmother'sage,andthenumber"23"is
MichaelJordan'sjerseynumber.Here'swhatyoucanvisualizetorememberthenumber:
Pictureyourhousewithtwocopiesofyourgrandmotherstandingtotheright,
showingthatthehousecomesfirst.ThenimagineMichaelJordanstandingtothe
rightofyourgrandmothers.Thereyouhaveit12(yourhouse),7575(double
doseofGrandma)and23,thebasketballstar.

Usechunking.Chunkingisawayofgroupingthingstogethertohelpyoumemorize
them.Randomlistsofthings(ashoppinglist,forexample)canbeespeciallydifficult

toremember.Tomakeiteasier,trycategorizingtheindividualthingsfromthelist.For
example,listallofthefruitstogether,thedairyproductstogether,andthebreadproducts
together.Alternatively,youcanchunkyourlistbythestartingletterofeachitemyouneed
topickupeggs,bread,bacon,coffee,andcheesefromthegrocerystore,rememberoneE,
twoB's,andtwoC's.Aslongasyourememberthecorrectnumbers,youshouldbeableto
recalltheitemsineachlettergroup.Thiswillnotonlyhelpyoumemorizethelist,butit'll
makeyourshoppingexperiencemuchfaster.[3]
Ifyoucanrememberthat,amongotherthings,youwantedtobuyfourdifferent
kindsofvegetables,youllfinditeasiertorememberallfour.
Chunkingiswhatwedowhenwelistaphonenumberwithdashes.Whichlooks
easiertomemorize,8564359820,or8564359820?
Youprobablywon'tremember17761812184818651898,buttryputtingaspace
aftereveryfourthnumber.Nowyoucanseethatthosenumbersareyears,and
youcanpickkeyeventsfromeachyeartohelpyourememberthestringof
numbers(suchastheRevolutionaryWar,Warof1812,MexicanAmericanWar,
CivilWar,andSpanishAmericanWar).

Userhymes.Usingavarietyofcommonandsillyrhymescanhelpyourecallbasic
information.Forexample,ifyou'retryingtofigureoutifAprilhas30or31days,just

saytheoldrhymealoud:"ThirtydayshasSeptember,April,June,andNovember."Then
you'llrememberthatAprildoesindeedhave30days.Herearesomeotherrhymestouse
asmemorytools:[4]
"Infourteenhundredninetytwo,Columbussailedtheoceanblue."
Achildcanlearnthealphabetbysingingittothetuneof"Twinkle,Twinkle,Little
Star,"whichmakesthelettersrhyme.

Useacronyms.Acronymsareanotherwonderfultoolforrememberingavarietyof
things,fromthenamesofthefiveGreatLakestothewordsusedasconjunctions.

Youcanuseapopularacronym,orcreateoneforyourself.Forexample,ifyou'regoingto
thestoreandknowyouonlyneedButter,Lettuce,Bread,andUnagi,thenjustcreatea
wordoutofthefirstletterofeachterm:"BULB"Butter,Unagi,Lettuce,andBread.Here
aresomepopularacronymstouse:
HOMES.ThisoneisusedforrememberingtheGreatLakes:Huron,Ontario,
Michigan,Erie,andSuperior.
ROYG.BIV.Thisman'snamecanhelpyourememberthecolorsoftherainbow:
Red,Orange,Yellow,Green,Blue,Indigo,Violet.
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FOIL.Thiswillhelpyourememberhowtomultiplytwobinomialterms:First,Outer,
Inner,Last.
FANBOYS.Thisacronymcanhelpyouremembersimplecoordinating
conjunctions:For,And,Nor,But,Or,Yet,So.

Useacrostics.Acrosticsaresimilartoacronyms,exceptinsteadofjustremembering
theacronym,youcanrememberanewsentencemadeoutofthefirstlettersofaset

ofwordsthatyouhavetomemorizeinacertainorder.Forexample,youcansay,"Myvery
eagermotherjustsentusnoodles."tolearntheorderoftheplanets:Mercury,Venus,
Earth,Mars,Jupiter,Saturn,UranusandNeptune.Youcanalsomakeupacrosticsofyour
own.Hereareafewmorepopularacrostics:[5]
EveryGoodBoyDoesFine.Thisisusedformemorizingthelinesonthetreble
musicstaff:EGBDF.
NeverEatSourWatermelons.Thisisusedforrememberingthepointsofa
compassinclockwiseorder:North,East,South,andWest.Anothergoodexample
isNeverEatShreddedWheatwhichalsorhymestoo.
KingPhilipCanOnlyFindHisGreenSlippers.Usethistomemorizetheorderof
theclassificationsystem:Kingdom,Phylum,Class,Order,Family,Genus,Species.
PleaseExcuseMyDearAuntSally.Usethistoremembertheorderofoperations
inmathematics:Parenthesis,Exponents,Multiplication,Division,Addition,
Subtraction.

UsethemethodofLoci.ThismethodhasbeenusedsincethetimeofAncient
Greece.Thistechniquerequiresyoutoassociatethingsintermsofplaceorlocation

tohelpyourememberthefullsetofinformation.Tousethismethod,simplyimagine
placingtheitemsyouwanttorememberalongarouteyou'reveryfamiliarwith,orin
specificlocationsinafamiliarroomorbuilding.First,pickafamiliarpaththen,picturethe
thingsyouwanttodoormemorizealongthatpath.[6]
IfyouneededtomemorizetheacronymsHOMES,FANBOYS,andFOIL,youcan
pictureaminiaturehome,onyourfrontporch,aloudgroupoffanboyscheeringon
yourstairs,andsomefoilwrappedaroundyourbed.
Whenyouorganizealistofinformationbysaying,"inthefirstplace,""inthe
secondplace,"andsoon,youareusingabasicversionofthemethodofloci.

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UsingMindfulApproaches
Stopthinkingthatyouhavea"badmemory."Convinceyourselfthatyoudohavea
goodmemorythatwillimprove.Toomanypeoplegetstuckhereandconvince

themselvestheirmemoryisbad,thattheyarejustnotgoodwithnames,thatnumbersjust
slipoutoftheirmindsforsomereason.Erasethosethoughtsandvowtoimproveyour
memory.Celebrateevenlittleachievementstokeepyourselfmotivated.

Exerciseyourbrain.Regularly"exercising"thebrainkeepsitgrowingandspursthe
developmentofnewnerveconnectionsthatcanhelpimprovememory.Bydeveloping

newmentalskillsespeciallycomplexonessuchaslearninganewlanguageorlearning
toplayanewmusicalinstrumentandchallengingyourbrainwithpuzzlesandgames,
youcankeepyourbrainactiveandimproveitsphysiologicalfunctioning.
Trysomefunpuzzleexerciseseverydaysuchascrosswords,Sudoku,andother
gameswhichareeasyenoughforanyone.
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Getoutofyourcomfortzoneandpicksomethingthatisnewandchallenging,
whichmakesyouflexyourbrainmuscles.Trytoplaychessorafastpacedboard
game.
Alargeportionofyourbrainisactivatedwhenitlearnsanewskill.Learningnew
informationisalsohelpful,butsinceskillsrequireboththeintakeandoutputof
information,theyexercisealargerportionofyourbrain.

Giveyourselftimetoformamemory.Memoriesareveryfragileintheshortterm,
anddistractionscanmakeyouquicklyforgetsomethingassimpleasaphone

number.Thekeytoavoidlosingmemoriesbeforeyoucanevenformthemistobeableto
focusonthethingtoberememberedforawhilewithoutthinkingaboutotherthings,so
whenyouretryingtoremembersomething,avoiddistractionsandcomplicatedtasksfora
fewminutes.

Takebetterpictures.Oftenweforgetthingsnotbecauseourmemoryisbad,but
ratherbecauseourobservationalskillsneedwork.Onecommonsituationwherethis

occurs(andwhichalmosteveryonecanrelateto)ismeetingnewpeople.Oftenwedont
reallylearnpeoplesnamesatfirstbecausewearentreallyconcentratingonremembering
them.Youllfindthatifyoumakeaconsciousefforttoremembersuchthings,youlldo
muchbetter.
Onewaytotrainyourselftobemoreobservantistolookatanunfamiliar
photographforafewsecondsandthenturnthephotographoveranddescribeor
writedownasmanydetailsasyoucanaboutthephotograph.Tryclosingyour
eyesandpicturingthephotoinyourmind.Useanewphotographeachtimeyou
trythisexercise,andwithregularpracticeyouwillfindyoureabletoremember
moredetailswithevenshorterglimpsesofthephotos.

Involvemultiplesenses.Youcanstimulatemorepartsofyourbrainbyusingas
manysensesaspossiblewhenmemorizinginformation.Whenalargerpartofyour

brainisactive,yourabilitytotriggeryourmemorybankswillincrease.
Writeitout.Theprocessofwritinginformationbyhandstimulatesyourbrainand
makesiteasiertoremembertheinformationlater.Typingisfarlesseffective,
however.
Whenyoudotypeoutinformation,useastrangefont.Whenyoufinish,readit
back.Whensomethingisastruggletoread,youneedtoconcentrateonitmore,
whichcanhelpfixitintoyourmemorymorefirmly.
Rehearseorrelatetheinformation.Tellyourselfortellanotherpersonthe
information.Hearingyourselfrecitetheinformationwillinvolveyoursenseof
hearing.Ifyouneedtoexplaintheinformationtotheotherpersonsothatheorshe
canunderstandit,aswell,yourmemoryandunderstandingwillbeenhancedeven
further.

Useyourenvironment.Changethenormallocationofthingstoremembertodo
something.Ifyouneedtoremembertotakeyourmultivitaminseverymorning,then

putthetoasteronitsside,andonlyputitbackinitsnormalplaceafteryou'vetakenyour
vitamins.Seeingthetoasteroutofplacewillremindyouthatsomethingisoffandthat
there'ssomethingyouneedtoremember.[7]
Ifyouneedtoremembersomethingimportant,suchasaperson'sbirthday,just
wearyourwristwatchonyourotherwrist.You'llrememberthattherewas
somethingimportantyouhadtodowhenyouseethatthewatchisoutofposition.
Thetrickistofocusonwhatyouwanttorememberasyoualtertheobjectbeing
used.Ifyouarenotfocusedonthepieceofinformation,youmaynotbeableto
associateitwiththechangelateron.
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Useflashcards.Flashcardsareespeciallyusefulforstudying.It'sessentiallyacard
withaquestionononesideandtheanswerontheother.(Youcanalsoputtwothings

youwanttoassociateonoppositesidesofaflashcard.)Inthecourseoflearningatopic,
youwouldhaveastackofcardsandwouldgothroughthemtestingyourself.Thosethat
yougotrightyouwouldputtoonesideandreviewafewdayslater.
Placethetermsyourememberedinonepile,andtheonesyouneedtoknowin
another.Keepgoinguntilallofthecardsareinthe"know"pile,evenifyouneedto
takebreaks.
Gobacktoyourflashcardsthenextdayandseeifyou'vestillmemorizedthe
termsonthem.

Don'tcramforanexam.Crammingonlyworkstoputinformationinyourshortterm
memory.Youmayremembertheinformationforyourexamthenextday,butyouwill

barelyrecalltheunitwhenit'stimetotakethefinal.Spacingoutyourstudyingisimportant
becauseitgivesyourbraintimetoencodetheinformationandstoreitinyourlongterm
memory.

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TryingMemoryTricks
Saythingsyouwanttorememberaloud.Ifyouhavetroublerememberingwhether
youtookyourmedicationeverymorning,justsay,"Ijusttookmymedication!"right

afteryoutookit,toreinforcethisideainyourmind.Sayingthisaloudwillhelpyou
rememberthatyoudidindeedtakeyourmedication.
Thisalsoworksifyou'remeetinganewpersonanddon'twanttoforgethisname.
Justrepeatthenamenaturallyafteryoulearnit:"Hi,Sarah,it'snicetomeetyou."
Thisalsoworkstorememberanaddressorameetingtime.Justrepeatitaloudto
thepersonwhoinvitedyou:"TheGrandTavernat7?Thatsoundsperfect."

Deepenyourbreathingwhenyouhavetoremembersomething.Whenit'stimeto
studyorremembersomethingnew,switchyourbreathingpatterntobeslowerand

deeper.Deeperandslowerbreathingactuallychangesthewayyourbrainworks,by
inducingthebrain'selectricalpulsestoswitchtoThetawaves,whichnormallyoccurinyour
braininhypnogogicsleep.
ToactivateyourThetawaves,switchyourbreathingtoyourlowerabdomenin
otherwords,startbreathingdeeplyfromyourstomach.Consciouslyslowyourrate
ofbreathingtoo.
Afterafewmoments,youshouldfeelcalmer,theThetawavesshouldbeflowingin
yourbrain,andyoushouldbemorereceptivetorememberingnewinformation.

Rememberaperson'sname.UseapopulartrickoutofFDR'splaybookfor
memorizingaperson'sname.Whenapersonintroducesthemselvestoyou,picture

themwiththeirnamewrittenontheirforehead.Thiswillassociatetheimageofthatperson
withtheirname.

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Squeezeastressball.Somestudiessuggestthatsqueezingastressballormaking
afistwithyourhandcanhelpyourememberapieceofinformationlater.[8]
Beforememorizingtheinformation,squeezethestressballinyourdominanthand.
Forarighthandedperson,thiswouldbeyourrighthand.
Whenyouneedtoremembertheinformation,squeezethestressballinyour
oppositehandforatleast45seconds.Thissimpleactionmightbeenoughtohelp
youremember.

Chewgum.Thissimpleactcanstimulatethebrainandimproveyourconcentration,
especiallyifyouneedtorememberinformationfor30minutesormore.
Somestudieshavesuggestedthatvisualandauditorymemoryimproveswhena
personchewsgumbykeepingtheindividualmorefocused.
Whenyouneedtoremembersomethingforlessthan30minutes,though,itis
actuallybetternottochewanything.

Moveyoureyesfromsidetoside.Studiesshowthatmovingyoureyesfromsideto
sideforjust30secondsonceadaywillalignthetwopartsofyourbrainandmake

yourmemoryworkmoresmoothly.Trythistrickwhenyouwakeupinthemorning.[9]

Smellrosemary.Studiesshowthatsmellingrosemarycanimproveyourrecall.Carry
aroundasprigofrosemaryorsmellrosemaryoilonceaday.TheAncientGreeks

evenputaspringofrosemarybehindtheirearsonexamdaystohelpthemboosttheir
memories.[10]

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ImprovingYourLifestyle
Organizeyourlife.Keepitemsthatyoufrequentlyneed,suchaskeysand
eyeglasses,inthesameplaceeverytime.Useanelectronicorganizerordaily

plannertokeeptrackofappointments,duedatesforbills,andothertasks.Keepphone
numbersandaddressesinanaddressbookorenterthemintoyourcomputerorcell
phone.Improvedorganizationcanhelpfreeupyourpowersofconcentrationsothatyou
canrememberlessroutinethings.
Evenifbeingorganizeddoesntimproveyourmemory,youllreceivealotofthe
samebenefits(i.e.youwonthavetosearchforyourkeysanymore).

Optformindfulnessinsteadofmultitasking.Multitaskingmayseemlikeitallows
youtogetthingsdonefaster,butresearchsuggeststhatitactuallycausesthebrain

toslowdownoverall.Mindfulnessallowsyoutoincreaseyourfocus,whichimprovesyour
memoryandspeedsthebrainup.
Youneedabouteightsecondsoffocustocommitsomethingtomemory.When
youmultitask,youtendtosetinformationasidefasterthaneightseconds,so
you'remorelikelytoforgetit.
Topracticemindfulness,allyoureallyneedtodoisimproveyourconcentration
andspendmoretimefocusingononetaskatatime.Whenyoureallywantto
rememberaspecificpieceofinformation,spendatleasteightsecondsfocusingon
thatinformationalone.
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Exercisedaily.Regularaerobicexerciseimprovescirculationandefficiency
throughoutthebodyincludingthebrainandcanhelpwardoffthememoryloss

thatcomeswithaging.Exercisealsomakesyoumorealertandrelaxed,andcanthereby
improveyourmemoryuptake,allowingyoutotakebettermental"pictures".
Evenjustwalkingfor30minutesadayisafantasticformofexercise.
Nervecellsreleaseneurotropicfactorsduringexercise,andtheseproteinstrigger
otherchemicalsthatpromotebrainhealth.
Exercisealsoimprovesbloodflowtothebrain,whichincreasestheamountof
oxygenyourbrainreceives.
Somestudiessuggestthatregularexercise,whethermoderateorvigorous,can
increasethebrain'smemorycenterbyoneortwopercenteachyear.Without
exercise,thememorycenterwillremainstableormaydecreaseincapacity.

Reducestress.Chronicstressdoesinfactphysicallydamagethebrain,itcanmake
rememberingmuchmoredifficult.Afterprolongedstress,thebrainwillstartto

becomeaffectedanddeteriorate.Stressmayneverbecompletelyeliminatedfromone's
life,butitdefinitelycanbecontrolled.Eventemporarystressescanmakeitmoredifficultto
effectivelyfocusonconceptsandobservethings.Chronicstresscanalsocauselongterm
damagetothehippocampus,whichiswherememoriesarestored.
Trytorelax,regularlypracticeyogaorotherstretchingexercises,andseeadoctor
ifyouhaveseverechronicstressassoonaspossible.
Meditateforatleast15minutesaday.Thiswillhelpyouslowdownyourbreathing
andrelax,anditcanimproveyourfocus.
Reduceyourcaffeineintake.Caffeinecanmakeyoufeelmoreanxiousand
stressed.
Giveyourselfamassageorgetonefromafriend.Thiswillhelpyourbodyloosen
up.
Reducestressbyspendingmoretimebeingsocialwithyourfriends.Beingamore
socialcreatureandtalkingtopeoplemorewillalsoimproveyourmemory.
Anxietyanddepressioncanalsomakeitdifficulttoconcentrateandremember
information.Ifyouarestrugglingwithclinicalanxietyordepressiondisorders,you
shouldworkwithyourdoctortofigureoutawaytotreattheseconditions.

Laughoften.[11]Laughtercausesmultiplepartsofyourbraintolightup,andthe
portionsresponsibleforyourmemoryareamongthem.
Laughingbecomesevenmorebeneficialwhenothersareinvolved.Somestudies
suggestthatsocializingwithfriends,closerelatives,andevenpetscanslowyour
overallrateofmemorydeclineasyouage.

Eatwellandeatright.Therearealotofherbalsupplementsonthemarketthat

claimtoimprovememory,butnonehaveyetbeenshowntobeeffectiveinclinicaltests.A
healthydiet,however,contributestoahealthybrain,andfoodscontainingantioxidants
broccoli,blueberries,spinach,andberries,forexampleandOmega3fattyacidsappear
topromotehealthybrainfunctioning.[12]
FeedyourbrainwithsuchsupplementsasThiamine,NiacinandVitaminB6.
Someofthesuggestedfoodsforyourbrainaregreentea,curry,celery,broccoli,
cauliflower,walnuts,crab,chickpeas,redmeat,blueberries,andhealthyfats
(includingorganicbutter,oliveoil,coconutoil,nuts,avocado,andsalmonorother
fattyfish).Eachofthesefoodscontainsantioxidantsthatmayprotectyourbrain
andencouragetheproductionofnewbraincells.
Increasetheamountomega3fattyacidyouconsumebutdecreaseomega6fats.
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Omega3fatsareusuallyfoundinsalmonandsimilaranimalsources,while
omega3fatsaretypicallyfoundinprocessedvegetableoils.
Youshouldalsoavoidsugarsandgraincarbohydratessincethesefoodscan
negativelyaffectyourbrain.Saturatedfatsandhighcaloriefoodsaresimilarly
believedtohinderyourmemory,especiallyinthelongterm.
Redwinemayimproveyourmemorywhenconsumedinmoderation.Ifyou
consumemorethanoneglassadayasawomanortwoglassesasaman,the
alcoholcanbegintoimpairyourmemory.Insmallamounts,though,theresveratrol
flavonoidinwinecanincreasebloodandoxygenflowtothebrain.Grapejuice,
cranberryjuice,freshberries,andpeanutsaresaidtoprovideasimilareffect.
Grazing,oreating5or6smallmealsthroughoutthedayinsteadof3largemeals,
alsoseemstoimprovementalfunctioning(includingmemory)bylimitingdipsin
bloodsugar,whichmaynegativelyaffectthebrain.Makesureit'shealthystuff.

TryincreasingyourvitaminDintake.StudiessuggestthatlowvitaminDmaybe
associatedwithdecreasedcognitiveperformance.[13]WhenvitaminDreceptorsin

yourbrainareactivated,thenervegrowthinyourbrainincreases.Someofthemetabolic
pathwaysforvitaminDarelocatedinareasofthebrainresponsibleforformingnew
memories.
Whiletoomuchsunlightcancauseskindamage,amoderateamountcanprovide
allthevitaminDneededbytheaverageadult.
VitaminD3supplementsareotheralternativemethodsofgettingadequatevitamin
D.

Sleepwell.Sleepingimprovesyourneuroplasticityyourbrain'sabilitytogrow
whichenhancesthebrain'sabilitytocontrolbehaviorandmemory.Theamountof

sleepwegetaffectsthebrain'sabilitytorecallrecentlylearnedinformation.Gettingagood
night'ssleepaminimumofsevenhoursanightmayimproveyourshorttermmemory
andlongtermrelationalmemory,accordingtorecentstudiesconductedattheHarvard
MedicalSchool.
Trytogetanywherefrom7to10hoursofsleepeachnight.Theidealformost
healthyadultsiseighthours.
Gotobedatthesametimeandwakeupatthesametimeeverynight.Thiswill
makeyoufeelmuchmorerested.
Spendatleasthalfanhourreadinginbedandwindingdownbeforeyougotobed.
ShutofftheTV,yourcomputer,andanyothervisualstimulantsatleastanhour
beforebed.
Takecatnapsduringtheday.Theycanhelpyourechargeyourbatteriesandboost
yourmemory.
Yourbrainalsoconsolidatesinformationintoyourlongtermmemorybankduring
sleep.Ifyoustayawake,thisprocesswon'tbeabletohappen.

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Tips
Ifyou'repoeticallyinclined,tryturningsomethingsyouneedtoknowintoa
songorpoem.
Takeatrayofobjects(say,10objects).Studythemfor30seconds.Takethe
trayawayandwritedownalltheobjectsyoucan.Increasethenumberof
itemstoexercisethemindevenmore.Or,getsomeoneelsetofindthe
objectsonthetraythismakesthemhardertorememberandwilltestyou
more.
Oneeasymethodtohelpyourememberpeoplesnamesistolookatthe
personwhenyouareintroducedandsaythepersonsname:"Nicetomeet
you,Bill."Anotherwaytoremembersomeone'snameistovisualizethat
personholdinghandswithanotherpersonyouknowwellwiththatname.It's
weirdbutitworks.
Writetheeventortaskdownimmediately.Ifyoudon'thaveapen,onething
youcandoischangethetimeonyourwatchlateronyouwillrememberwhy
itissetatthewrongtime.Youcouldalsowearyourwatchupsidedown.
Leaveyourselfatelephonemessageremindingyourselfofimportant"todo"
tasks.
Writeinadiaryorjournaleverydaywithoutfail.Evensmallissuesshouldbe
writtendownthisisagoodwaytomakesureyoudon'tmissanything.
Whenstudying,takeabreakeverysooften,anddosomethingdynamic,run
upanddownthestairsacoupleoftimes,gobacktoyourworkintenminutes
Therearealsogamesthathavebeencreatedtohelpyouimproveyour
memory.Playingsomeofthesewillhelp.
Memorizeyourfavoritesongorpoemuntilyoucansayittoyourselfwithout
anyhelp.Trytodothisoften.
Putblackinkattheendofyourpalmtorememberanyimportantthingforthe
nextdayorforthatdayitself.Wheneveryouseetheblackdot,you'll
rememberwhattodo.
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Warnings
Solveanypersonalorsomeconcernsthatbotheryourmind.Apeacefulmind
leadstoagoodmemory.
Ifyounoticeasevereorsuddendeteriorationofmemory,talktoyourdoctor
immediately.SometimesthesecanbeprecursorstoAlzheimersdiseaseor
dementia.
Exerciseduediligencewhenpurchasingamemoryimprovementproduct.Find
outasmuchasyoucanabouthowtheprogramworks,anddoyourown
researchtodetermineifitwillworkforyou.Someoftheseproductsaresimply
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scams.Beespeciallywaryofproductsthatpromisetoimproveyourmemory
instantlyorwithlittleornoeffort:effectivestrategiestoimproverecalltake
timeandpractice.
Whilesomeherbalsupplementsthatclaimtoimprovememorymayinfact
work,thereisnoconclusiveevidencethatanyoftheseareeffective.Mostare
harmless,however,andmaybeworthatry,butexercisecaution:some
supplementscanhaveharmfuleffects,andnotallcontainwhattheysaythey
contain.

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