Posts filed under 'Brain'
Improving memory
- Be alert & attentive.
- Understand the material rather than memorizing.
- Link new bits of knowledge with what u already know.
- Engage ur visual & auditory senses using drawings, charts or music to aid memory.
- Use mnemonic devices such as formulas or rhymes that serve as memory aids. ex: acronym HOME to memorize great lakes(Huron, Ontario, Michigan, etc).
- Repeat & review what u’ve learned as many times as u can. Apply it or use it in conversation so u can remember for a long time.
- Things that interest u r easy to remember. So develop interest.
- Well rest & properly get hydrated by drinking h20.
- Try writing down or reciting aloud to help etch it into ur mind.
- Repeat someone’s name when u 1st meet them. Nice to meet u Harold.
- Think of a relative or friend who has same name.
- Ask person to spell name if its unique to etch it into ur memory.
- To remember nos, look for a connection betn nos & ur life(age, birth date, no of siblings). Also see if it resembles a historic date like 1492.
- If u’ve phone nearby, examine keys to see if no spells anything memorable.
- To remember birthdays etc, fill in all imp dates on calendar at beginning of every yr. Chk it on a daily/wkly basis.
- Set up email msg reminders to prompt u on imp day.
Add comment October 29, 2007
Improving concentration
- Do cardio exercise for 15mts everyday.
- Meditate 10mts by focusing on breathing before studying to put away distractions.
- Set urself a goal & move toward it.
- Mix hard boring things with interesting ones so ur interest stays high.
- See that ur health is good always. Avoid sugar, coffee.
- Do things u dont like but have to do, immediately.
- Count from 100 to 0, 3 by 3(100, 97, 94…) in mind.
Add comment October 29, 2007
