Memory: Simple, Easy, and Fun Ways to Improve Memory
By John Parker
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If you are looking for faster memory recall and enhanced mental sharpness that is sustained and always available for you when you need it, then this book is specifically for you.
It is a step-by-step guide that will take you from your current constraints to easily seeing a 300% improvement in mental performance – whether recalling answers to a test or remembering an important detail of a conversation – that is measurable and trackable.
By simply modifying a few daily routines and habits, understanding the fundamentals of the mind, and learning fun and easy-to-apply techniques, you will put your brain in tip-top condition to overcome forgetfulness and recall any information you desire - anytime, anywhere, and in any situation.
John Parker
After leaving a career as a broadcast engineer, John went on to write screenplays. A production company optioned one. Later he decided to write novels. His interests vary from the arts to gardening.
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Memory - John Parker
Memory
Simple, Easy, and Fun Ways to Improve Memory
John Parker
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INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER ONE - REPEAT AFTER ME
TWO TYPES OF MEMORY
REMEMBERING LONGER PIECES
USING REPETITION TO LEARN A PHYSICAL SKILL
CHAPTER TWO - ATTENTION
ELIMINATE DISTRACTIONS
LEARN TO SHIFT ATTENTION FULLY
FIND INTEREST IN WHAT YOU ARE TRYING TO REMEMBER
PRACTICE VOLUNTARY ATTENTION
MANAGE COMPETING THOUGHTS
CHAPTER THREE - POSITIVELY MEMORABLE
AFFIRMATIONS
RELEASING NEGATIVE THOUGHTS
CHAPTER FOUR - OTHER FACTORS
MEMORY & COMPREHENSION
YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT
CURB STRESS
CHAPTER FIVE - ASSOCIATING WITH THE RIGHT CROWD
ACRONYMS
ACROSTICS
ASSOCIATING FACTS
CHAPTER SIX - CLUSTERS
UNDERSTANDING YOUR DIGITAL CAPACITY
CHAPTER SEVEN - IMAGINE THAT!
STORY OR NOVEL
PROCESS
INSTRUCTIONS
LISTS
CHAPTER EIGHT - FOR CRYING OUT LOUD!
ATTENTION TO SOUND
MUSIC AND MEMORY
POETRY—RHYME AND RHYTHM
CHAPTER NINE - TELL ME A STORY
CHAPTER TEN - TOGETHERNESS IS BLISS
COMBINING SIGHT AND SOUND
LOCI METHOD
CHAPTER ELEVEN - TAKE NOTE!
TAKING NOTES - LECTURES
TAKING NOTES - READING
TAKING NOTES - FLASH CARDS
MIND MAPS
CHAPTER TWELVE - OVERCOMING FORGETFULNESS
THEORIES TO EXPLAIN FORGETFULNESS
TECHNIQUES TO OVERCOME FORGETFULNESS
CHAPTER THIRTEEN - REMEMBERING NAMES AND FACES
REMEMBERING NAMES
REMEMBERING FACES
INTEREST
CHAPTER FOURTEEN - REMEMBERING NUMBERS
SIGHT, SOUND, CLUSTERING, AND REPETITION
THE ART OF NUMERICAL ASSOCIATION
GROUPING SYSTEM
CONVERTING NUMBERS TO WORDS
USING A PICTURE CODE
THE MAJOR MEMORY SYSTEM
CHAPTER FIFTEEN - REMEMBERING PLACES
ROUTES
VERBAL OR WRITTEN DIRECTIONS
ADDRESSES
CHAPTER SIXTEEN -REMEMBERING EVENTS
DAILY REVIEW
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN - MORE MEMORY POWER TOOLS
GETTING ORGANIZED
FORGET-ME-NOT SPOT
REINFORCE CORRECT ANSWERS
CONCLUSION
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Tell me and I will forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and I will understand.—attributed to Confucius (c. 450 BC)
Memory is the ability to hold information for later use. It is the ability of the mind to store what it receives, whether it is from an external event or an internal thought like dreams and decisions. It is also the ability to recall or to bring back to awareness this information.
Memory is critical for your daily function. It helps you remember everything from the name of the President to what you ate for breakfast. Not only that, it allows you to follow your train of thought so you know where you are, where you are going and why, and what you are doing at any given moment. Without a sustainable memory, you would not be able to spell a word, balance your checkbook, turn on the computer, nor understand what you have just read. As you can see, memory is crucial for anyone to possess.
Given the role memory plays in your life, it is important to take steps to improve it. In today’s fast-paced, information-reliant society, memory defines your ability to prevail. With a strong, healthy memory, you can overcome mental barriers to achieve success in your personal, professional, and academic life. Without it, you will find yourself struggling at every turn.
The good news is that all of us can improve our memory. Memory is made, not born. Like any muscle, the more you exercise it, the better it gets. On the other hand, the more you neglect it, the worse it gets. To an extent, it does not matter who you are, what your status in life is, or where you come from, by employing the right techniques, you can take your memory to a level you never thought before.
This is what this guide intends to help you do. It presents creative, yet practical tips and techniques to help you refine and sharpen your memory. Rather than rely on the happy accident of involuntary memory, you will be able to control what sticks in your mind and have easier access once it’s in there.
Now, there is no shortage of memory books and tools out on the market today. The problem with them is they require you to use highly technical systems, so that to improve your memory, you have to learn, understand, and apply a complicated set of instructions. This can be time consuming and require a lot of effort. Often the system that you are taught is useful for only a handful of situations. It might help you with remembering names or a grocery list, but fall short in other areas such as studying or test taking.
This book takes a different approach. It provides you with tips and techniques that are easy to learn, and more importantly, easy to apply. It does not require that you waste time learning difficult systems. It offers techniques that work with the natural way your mind processes information, so you spend less time trying to remember a system and more time remembering the information you need.
Though, if you like challenging systems, we offer them as well. The goal here is to provide you with a comprehensive guide that can be used to remember all types of information. Not every technique will work in every situation, but there are enough techniques in this guide for you to use in whatever situation you find yourself.
This book will start with repetition. Repetition is one of the easiest, most simple ways to remember a thing. It does not require that you develop a new skill, learn a complicated process, nor take time to acquire a new routine. You can start using it right away with a variety of information.
From there we will take a detour and discuss factors–outside of practicable techniques–that enhance memory. Factors include things like lifestyle, beliefs, diet, and habits, all of which naturally promote a better memory. Understanding these factors will make repetition and the techniques discussed in the later chapters that much more effective.
After the discussion on factors, we will present you with numerous memory improvement techniques. These techniques will help you remember a wide range of information, from facts, data, and lists to procedures, processes, and songs. The instructions will be easy to understand and intuitive to follow. If you are ready, let’s get started.
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Happiness is the longing for repetition—Milan Kundera
Repetition is repeating information that you want to remember. It is presenting to your mind a thought, idea, or other material over and over until it sticks. For example, if you want to remember a new ATM PIN, you would repeat 5689, 5689, 5689 in your thoughts or out loud until it engraves in your mind. This is the essence of repetition.
Although basic, repetition is quite powerful. In fact, it is the most effective way to remember information. Most, if not all, learning uses repetition in one form or another. Many of the memory aids you learn here or in any other program will require the use of repetition. To understand how and why repetition works so well, it helps to understand the two types of memory.
Memory comes in two forms. One form is conscious memory. This type of memory you hold in your conscious awareness. When you learn or remember something new, you first do so within your conscious.
This means you are actively looking at the material and attentively making sense of it. You are putting deliberate effort to hold or retain the thought in your mind.
The other form is unconscious memory. Unconscious memory does not require deliberate effort to hold or retain. The information is natural for you to remember or recall. Often, unconscious memory is self-evident. It is very clear, obvious, and apparent to a person holding it. It ingrains itself into your reality so that you don’t have to work to remember the information, as it is undeniably obvious.
For example, you know how the shape of a square looks. However, at one point, a long time ago, you did not have an understanding of such a concept. You had to learn and memorize this shape, and when you memorized it, you did not do so with a quick glance. Instead, it took you conscious effort. You were given a description, shown its picture, and were presented with a variety of real world objects that resembled a square. Then, you were tested on your understanding by picking it out from an assortment of other shapes and/or matching it to images of other squares. At this stage, your memory of a square was only conscious. It had not internalized, so you had to work at memorizing it.
With repeated experience, you began to understand the shape and its memory began to internalize. Through this repeated exposure, it became self-evident. Now, as an adult, you can quickly explain what a square is and can easily pick it out in your environment. The memory of it is unconscious. You are not deliberately trying to hold or retain it, though it is at your disposal whenever you need it.
These are the two types of memory–conscious and unconscious. The thing about conscious memory is that it is very limited. There is only so much information you can hold in your conscious awareness before your thoughts become jumbled and disorganized or before you are overwhelmed. What’s more, memory in your conscious awareness is more difficult to use and process. Often, it requires an intermediate step to evaluate the information before acting on it.
To illustrate, think back to when you learned to drive a car. In the beginning, you had to consciously remember and work through all the steps of driving. Each of the individual steps of pressing the gas, steering, braking, and paying attention to the traffic signs consumed your awareness. At this stage, you did not have room in your conscious to think about anything else, as all your