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30 Ways To Improve Your Memory
30 Ways To Improve Your Memory
Whether we are studying for Fridays spelling test, a doctoral dissertation or a company presentation, there are a number of reliable memory techniques and powerful memory aids that yield the best results: 1. Get plenty of rest. Lack of sleep will disrupt the consolidation of memory. 2. Reduce auditory and visual distractions. The brain can only accommodate one dominant sensory entry at a time. 3. Hydrate your body-brain system. A 2% decrease in hydration can lead to a 20% loss in energy. 4. Try to eliminate stress or any form of emotional trauma. 5. Do not attempt to memorize information while in pain, under medication, under the influence of recreational drugs or alcohol. 6. Distribute any practice across time rather than attempting to learn everything at once (distributed vs. massed practice or cramming the learning into a single session). 7. Minimize multitasking. We cannot perform two similar tasks simultaneously, unless one has reached automaticity (accomplished without conscious mental proc essing). 8. Rehearse information by visualizing with the minds eye (the visuospatial sketch pad) for visual information, and rote rehearsal (repetition) for random verbal information (the phonological loop).