10 Tips to improve your memory
1. Focus on what you remember - Take some time to think about what you need to remember, whether it is a list of names, chores, or items to buy. Spending a few moments actively processing your thoughts can make it easier to recall what you need to remember.
2. Link your list - Try to remember several things or ideas at once by linking them together in your mind. If you want to memorize your grocery list, for instance, connect the items you need together with a specific image or action in your head. Imagine you are in your laundry room holding a container of detergent , then walk into your kitchen to get some bread and milk, then move to the bathroom to replenish the toilet paper etc.
3. Personalize your lists - Organize lists into short, manageable sections, and try to connect items to something that's easier for you to remember. Improve memory by linking lists of numbers, for example, to personally relevant dates like your birthday or interesting historical dates.
4. Create a visual image - If you are trying to remember someone's name, visualize an object that will help remind you in the future. Think of summer for a woman named June or a cat for someone named Catherine.
5. Create Acronym - Train your brain to remember items in a specific sequence by creating a word to represent certain objects. Try using the first letter of each item on your shopping list to form a word. For example, MOST can stand for Milk, Orange, Soap and Toilet paper.
6 Use all of your senses to improve your memory - Afraid your are going to forget your next hair appointment or dinner with a friend? Verbally list your appointments out loud and then think about the softness of your hair after a salon visit and aroma of the food at your favorite restaurant to help solidify the dates in your mind.
7. Write it down - Even if you dont actually use your lists or a note to remind you of an appointment, simply writing it in a notebook or a paper will help your brain retain the information.
8. Create a rhyme - How did you learn the alphabet or the number of days in each month when you were a child? You learned them with the help of a rhyme or song. Try doing the same with important things that you need to remember such as days or appointments or list of things you need to do.
9. Repeat once before sleep - Before going to bed, go through the list of items you studies or want to remember in simple points so that it will be overwritten above the all the things your brain processed. This will help in recalling things easily.
10. Be positive - Always be positive and think that your brain can improve a lot by these tips. This simple thought will itself fuel your brain to prepare itself for storing fresh memories.
