How To Remember Things

How To Remember Things

What/' s the biggest problem with memory tricks? Remembering to use them- of course. There are many memory techniques that work well- but you/' ll forget them when you need them most - unless you m Contd...

What/' s the biggest problem with memory tricks? Remembering to use them- of course. There are many memory techniques that work well- but you/' ll forget them when you need them most - unless you make using them a habit. So when you take the time to learn a technique- use it until it becomes automatic. Here are some to try.

Using a Story-List

I went to a party as a child. There was a game that involved looking at a table covered in 15 various items. After a few minutes- we were taken to another room- and each child was given paper and a pencil. We had to write down as many items as we could remember. I recalled seven or eight- but one boy won the prize by remembering all 15 items.
Years later I learned why he won. His father taught him a simple trick that none of us other kids knew. The technique is to tie the items together in an imaginative story. For example- what if you want to remember a list of the following things: Soap- milk- honey- fork- and flowers.

Start a vivid story in your imagination- adding each item to it as you go: At the sink- you reach for the SOAP. The soap dish is full of MILK- so you wash your hands in that. Then you comb HONEY into your hair with a FORK- and finally pick up a bouquet of FLOWERS and smile at the mirror. Say each item while mentally reviewing your "movie- " and you/' ll remember all five things- even the next day.

Some Other Memory Tricks
Tell yourself to remember. When you learn a person/' s name- for example- tell yourself- "remember that". This signals your unconscious mind to rank this input as more important.

Know WHY you want to remember something- and HOW you/' ll remember it. To remember a person- for example- ask why they/' ll be important to you in the future- imagine where you/' ll see them next- and connect that to anything you notice about them. Seeing the importance of remembering really helps- and additional associations (where you expect to see the person next) set the memory more firmly in your brain.
Do you ever forget where you put your car keys? You/' ve probably tried retracing your steps- at least doing it in your imagination. This can work well- but even better is to prevent the forgetting beforehand. When you set the keys on the chair- see yourself walking in and setting the keys on the chair. You won/' t forget where they are.

There are many more of these memory tricks. If you want them to be useful- though- don/' t just read about them. Make a memory technique or two into a habit- starting today.

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