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July 2002
Memorization Tips: Concentration and awareness
The Memory Improvement web site
lists some factors which
affect our ability to remember. If you find that you have difficulty
learning or remembering, see if one or more of these items may be the
cause:
"Motivation: If you do not care whether you notice things, then
probably you will notice very little and remember even less of what
happens to you. So if you want to remember better and realise that
you normally tend to go round in a bit of a dream, be determined to
take notice of your surroundings.
"Enthusiasm: Refuse to be bored by life. Sort your life out so that
if possible you spend more time on the things you like, then it will
be more memorable.
"Keeping Healthy: Make an attempt to get rid of muzzy heads,
headaches and other nagging health problems which take your attention
off your surroundings and what is going on.
"Stress: Tension, anxiety and stress, trauma and depression keep
your attention centered inwards rather than outwards and it is all too
easy to go through life in a cocoon.
"Variety in your life: Try to vary your daily routine from time to
time so that novel situations and a variety of activities make your
brain forge new connections. You may only be remembering easily what
you have done because you are always doing the same things.
"Association ties words or concepts together. This process is
stimulated by:
"Preoccupation: Modern life is often so hectic that it is easy to be
concentrating more on a problem in the back of your mind than on what
is going on around you. In such a case it is unlikely that you will
remember much of what you are actually doing. The antidote for
preoccupation is to practise concentration."
For more details about these influences on memory, along with some fun
exercises, please visit Memory Improvement's awareness
and health.
(*Note: Reference to this site is being made simply to point out the information
contained there. SoftLore, LLC does not have an affiliation with this site, or
any other site that we refer to in our "Memorization Tips", nor does this
reference imply an endorsement of any products, services, or theories associated
with the site)
Do you have some favorite tips and techniques for memorizing? Please
feel free to share them with us.
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