Do you feel that you have a poor memory? As we age many of us experience minor memory lapses, which are not usually signs of a serious neurological disorder, such as Alzheimer’s disease. Instead, we may just have some less-than-effective habits when it comes to taking in and processing information. Barring disease, disorder, or injury, it is possible for you to learn how to improve your memory.
1.Pay attention. You can’t remember something if you never learned it, and you can’t learn something — that is, encode it into your brain — if you don’t pay enough attention to it.
2.Tailor information acquisition to your learning style. Most people are visual learners; they learn best by reading or otherwise seeing what it is they have to know.
3.Involve as many senses as possible. Even if you’re a visual learner, read out loud what you want to remember. If you can recite it rhythmically, even better.
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