Today I'll be sharing the tips to memorize things easier.
I've got this idea of writing after I watched the movie "Limitless". Of course, one should not be in all awe of the movie and look for such pill. I believe there is no such thing as that pill.
As a matter of fact, pills taken as often as that would lead to major health problems and death.
Wait, why am I taking that movie so seriously? :P
So, this subject is just an idea from the movie. The ways to actually quick to remember things. Some memorizing tips to retrieve information when we need them.
But how and why do we forget things in the first place?
Our brain is like computer's memory or a hard drive. Both have lots of space but is limited.
Brain actually set up itself to remove information it thinks we do not need.
It is necessary for our brain to do that to protect us from having overloading information. That is why it is much easier for us to remember recent people, place, events, details compare to the learnings we acquired during early school learnings.
Herman Ebbinghaus who researched about human memory and explains the "FORGETTING CURVE".
SO IF YOU DON'T USE IT MUCH, YOU DON'T REPEAT IT, OUR BRAIN ERASES IT = WE FORGET IT.
So how do we remember things especially the one we do not want to forget?
Like drawers, do you know that we can organize the things we store in our brain?
The short and long-term memory drawer.
To memorize:
Repeat the information
Repeat it after learning.
Then repeat it after 15 to 20 minutes. Between the periods of the two, let your brain relax.
After 6 to 8 hours, repeat the learning materials to yourself.
The final repetition will be after 24 hours.
To remember things for along time:
Repeat it after learning.
Repeat the information to memorize after 20 to 30 minutes
The third repetition should only be after one day.
Do it again after 2 to 3 weeks. Make a reminder for there will be one more step to do.
Final repetition is on the second month.
Should you find this topic interesting, sharing with you some more tips to bear in mind -and memorize :)
You have kept coming back to an information for both short and long-term. This way, the brain considers this important thus, it does not get erased.
Try to understand what you learn.
Try hard to learn and give your attention to it. Worse, if you won't really learn about it, for example, learning just words but not its meaning..it will be so hard for you to continue once you forget one bit of the part.Learning the main points
This will be of help as well as repeating it by using your own words.
This will also be the test should you really pick the essence of the information.Learn the most necessary
Do not overload your memory, set your priorities and decide. The clearer your goals are, the clearer your desk brain will become. Gives more possibilities to pay enough attention to what's your currently dealing and learning at.Serial position effects
Like writing a script, write down the information and position them. make sure the key parts are at the beginning to end. That is why it is much more easier to remember the first part and end part of the movie clip.Interference Theory
When you are serious about learning and memorizing something in no time, study the material for 15 minutes. Take a pause, continue after 15 to 20 minutes. Why? Because after about 15 minutes, this is the time your brain start to be inattentive. And- we don't like to have an issue with that.Learn opposite things
For example, you are trying to learn a new language. try to do it day and night. This way, aside from using the repetitive method, you are building connection with the information. So, just in case you will to forget the another, you have the other part as back up.Built your own mind palace
To avoid mixing up relevant information, try to learn in it in different place in your room or in your house. Through this, it will separate the 2 almost the same information. Bets to associate the learnings to smell of people, color of a place, and so on.Use nail words
The same thing on how we teach our child/ren to count and memorize. For example, you need ot learn the french word for "nail". Try to look in your fingers and built connections to it like wall, hammer, door, etc. The connection will help you easily remember.
Though memorization is not that easy especially if bounded by time, it is crucial for us to exercise our minds. Memorization expands our mind memory and continuously using the muscles of our brain will help us in a long run. Another reason why there are grandparents of the same age but differs in terms of the capability to remember things and names.
Hope we will be the ones to maintain sharpness of mind. healthy mind, healthy body, healthy living = Happy life.
