How to
Improve Your Memory
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Create acronyms to aid your memory. Acronyms provide a word to help you remember a larger set of information. They help your brain encode and recall the information. Acronyms are a shorthand way to remind yourself of complex information through a simple image or word.
One of the most common single-word acronyms people use is ASAP, which stands for as soon as possible, or NASA, which stands for National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Many times acronyms become so well known that the meaning of the acronym becomes a new word itself, such as with SNAFU or Taser.
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Use mnemonic devices. An acronym is the shortest form of a mnemonic device, but you can also make a sentence that helps you to remember a stream of words or information. Developing your own mnemonic devices that are specific to your interests and knowledge will be the most effective way of using this memory aid.
For example, a simple sentence that helps children remember the order of the 4 directions on the compass might be: Never Eat Soggy Worms.
You can see how the first letters of these words (N, E, S, W) align with the first letters of the 4 directions (North, East, South, West) in an easier-to-remember fashion.
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Build a memory palace. For people with strengths in visual and spatial memory, the imagined construction of a location (such as a house or “palace”) with mnemonic devices throughout can help to develop a strong memory of even detailed events or information. You can start by using your own home as a tool to memorize something commonplace, such as a shopping list.
In your imagination, place the items you’ll need at the store in a variety of places throughout the house. For example, consciously imagine placing a bunch of bananas on the coffee table, a loaf of bread on the chair nearby, and a bag of coffee on top of the television. Then, at the store, visualize walking through the created image of your home with these items in it.
Try adding items, adding rooms, as your ability to remember increases.
You can also try this process by placing your mental attention along a familiar walking route, fixing items along with landmarks of your walk.
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Try mind mapping. Mind mapping is a visual tool to write down details of a larger project. Mind mapping can help at the start of a project to generate ideas or to increase comprehension of learned information. The way it’s sometimes represented is as a trunk of a tree (the main idea) as seen from above, with branches (details) coming from all directions.[7]
Start by writing the central idea in the center of a blank, unlined sheet of paper. You can also draw an image if this helps you better focus on your project.
Next, draw a line from the central idea to represent each one of the main topics within this idea. Label these topics with your pencil.
From these lines, draw smaller lines, or branches, representing even more detailed ideas.
Use colored pencils if this helps engage your attention and comprehension. Continue to illustrate with pictures if you prefer.
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