Are you the one who would forget your head if it wasn't attached? Then this top 10 list is for you!
Did you know that most people who start to notice their memories fading think it is gone forever? You often hear: "My memory just isn't what it used to be." Which is often followed by "oh, that's too bad." Or something of the sort. What you should be saying to said person is: "Oh yeah? Why's that? There are things you can do!"
It's true, there are slight and simple changes you can make that will yield big dividends in your memory banks.
1) Drink Less Alcohol - Drink in moderation and you will see your memory improve ten fold. This is not pertaining to the night out where you wake up the next morning and cannot remember how you got home. Alcohol reduces the capacity of many mental faculties.
2) Depression - If you can treat your depression by the doctors orders, you will find that your memory will return to you. Depression is an illness that attacks on many fronts and is most likely affecting you in ways that you don't even realize.
3) Workout - Studies find those who workout regularly have superior memories over those who don't. Exercise stimulates the mind and gets the blood flowing to the brain.
4) Pictures - Associating an item that you need to remember with a picture is scientifically proven to assist you in committing it to your memory. The next time you need to remember your briefcase, picture it regularly throughout the day.
5) Focus - Studies have shown that it takes at least 8 seconds to move something from your short term memory to your long term memory. If you just glance at something, you aren't allowing yourself the opportunity to store it.
6) Say it out loud - Repeating things out loud to yourself assists in storing it in the memory banks. This is not a college myth, talking to yourself and repeating things over out loud does yield results.
7) Sections - Block numbers up into sections, like phone numbers to help with committing them to memory. The easiest way to picture this is a phone number or a social security number. (555)-555-5555 or 555-33-2222.
8) Location - Associating tasks with locations makes it easier to store things in memory. If you need to remember to stop at your parents house after work, try associating it as "I need to stop at my parents in Yorkshire."
9) Bread Crumbs - Leave yourself clues. If you need to remember to return a library book, set it on top of your keys the night before. If you need to buy toothpaste, leave the empty container out.
10) Repeat - Practice all of the above on a regular basis and as you get used to doing these things, so will your brain!
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