Designate a place for everything. Makeduplicate keys for emergencies, and have a key holder. Remember to replace thekeys every time and you'll have one less area to improve your memory.
To remember to pay your bills and reply tocorrespondence, have a mailing sorting system where you attend to your mail assoon as possible. If you only have a few things in your 'to do' or 'action'folder, you will not need to rely on your memory to know when the electricityaccount is due.
Keep a diary to help you plan the minutiaeof your life. Include your to-do lists for the day, week and month. Your diarycan become a portable filing cabinet for phone numbers, addresses, birthdays,medical information, phone messages, inspirational thoughts, bridge-playingstrategies etc. The act of writing something down reinforces it in your memory.Make sure to look at your notebook several times a day.
Understand your own style of learning. Mostpeople are visual learners, remembering best what they see. They benefit themost from memory notebooks and signs. Others are auditory learners, rememberingbest what they hear. They benefit from talking out loud or using a taperecorder. A few people are kinaesthetic learners, remembering best what theyexperience. They will benefit most from writing things down or acting them out.Knowing your strength will help your memory run at peak efficiency. To enhanceyour memory, try using all three learning modes.
Whether its picture puzzles in books or simpleobjects in a tray, you can improve your memory by practicing remembering whatyou see. Ask someone to put ten different things on a try. Study it for 30seconds before removing it and then write down what you saw. Practice until youget a 100 per cent score. If you neither have the time nor the patience forsuch games, pick up a magazine and look at a picture. Close the magazine andtry to remember details such as how many people were in the picture? What kindof shoes was the woman wearing? Was the car blue or black?
If you are spiritually inclined, memorisefavourite parts of your book of faith otherwise try more secular things such asthe wives of King Henry VIII, the films starring Al Pacino or the lyrics to asong that you like.
By James Gunaseelan
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