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Memorizing & Remembering

How to Keep Good Memory

By Tahir AliPublished about a year ago 3 min read
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"The ability to remember is essential for learning and functioning in daily life. However, with the constant distractions and information overload in today's world, it can be challenging to retain information for long periods." – (Dr. John Medina, Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School)

Understand How Memory Works "To remember something, you must first understand it." - Dr. John Medina Our brains process information in three stages: encoding, storage, and retrieval. Encoding is the process of taking in new information, storage is holding onto it, and retrieval is accessing it later. To improve your memory, it's essential to understand how these stages work and how to optimize each one.

Many people feel that they do not have strong memory skills. Researchers claim that the memorizing is not just for an elite group of people born with the right skills—anyone can train and develop their memorizing abilities. Memorizing and remembering the things is actual an art or work and to develop healthy habits to retain the memory.

During study life the competitive memorizers say that practicing visualization techniques and using memory tricks enable them to remember large chunks of information quickly. Research shows that students who use memory tricks perform better than those who do not. Memory tricks help you expand your working memory and access long term memory.

Use Mnemonics "Mnemonics are memory aids that help link new information to existing knowledge, making it more memorable." - Dr. John Medina Mnemonics are techniques that use associations, rhymes, or acrostics to help remember information. For example, using the acronym "HOMES" to remember the Great Lakes (Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior).

Practice Active Recall "Active recall is the process of retrieving information from memory without the aid of prompts or cues." - Dr. John Medina Active recall means testing yourself on the information you want to remember. This can be done through flashcards, quizzes, or writing down the information. Active recall helps move the information from short-term to long-term memory.

Get Enough Sleep "Sleep is crucial for memory consolidation. It's during sleep that the brain organizes and processes the information learned during the day." - Dr. John Medina Getting enough sleep is essential for memory retention. Aim for 7-9 hours of sleep each night to ensure your brain has enough time to process and consolidate new information.

Try to understand the information first. Information that is organized and makes sense to you is easier to memorize. If you find that you don’t understand the material, spend some time on understanding it before trying to memorize it.

Link the information or things with something. Connect the information you are trying to memorize to something that you already know. Material in isolation is more difficult to remember than material that is connected to other concepts. If you cannot think of a way to connect the information to something you already know, make up a crazy connection.

Self-test. The people should develop and engage with the question-and-answer session for their own. They should make sure to actively quiz yourself—do not simply reread notes or a textbook. Often, students think they remember material just because it is familiar to them when they reread it. Instead, ask yourself questions and force yourself to remember it without looking at the answer or material.

The studies claim that memorizing and remembering the things are strongly linked with the practice and good study habits since the childhood. "Remembering the things is a combination of understanding how memory works, using mnemonics, practicing active recall, repeating and spacing out learning, and getting enough sleep." - Dr. John Medina By following these tips, you can improve your ability to remember information and make it a part of your long-term memory. Remember, the key to remembering is to make the information meaningful and relevant to you.

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Tahir Ali

I am passionate to spend time with litrature. I am struggling to see, hear and percieve things that aren't really unfolded. I love to work in fields of Social, Psychological, Family, Spiritual, Cultural and Public Health issues.

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