Brain Mastery - A Simple Guide to Improving Memory, Hacking Your Brain, Thinking Faster, and Managing Your Knowledge Like The Genius You Are by Thomas E. Morton

Author:Thomas E. Morton [Morton, Thomas E.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2014-09-21T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter 5 - Taking Great Notes

Notes are one of the best and most important ways to keep track of information you are trying to learn. You don’t have to be a student to make the most out of taking notes. Any kind of interest, hobby, or even information in your daily life can be stored easily in your long term memory if you practice good note taking skills. Of course, if you are studying for an exam, taking notes is an essential first step!

How to Read and Memorize

If you are a student, it is very important to be able to read information and retain it in your memory. If you aren’t a student, you still don’t want to forget everything you read within a couple of minutes after you read it! This is where reading and memorization come in to play, together. Without memorization, you might as well not bother spending time on reading at all, because you won’t retain any of the knowledge you glean for very long.

If you read an important bit of information, write it down again in a notebook you have chosen specifically for the subject matter, skill, or topic you are learning about. When you have trained your brain effectively enough, you won’t even need to refer to the handwritten note to recall the important information. The simple act of writing something after you read it will help your brain to make the connection between both versions of the memory. Until then, though, rewriting this information will give you another place from where you can reference the knowledge you are trying to retain.

Do try to handwrite when you work on memorization. If you type information, you are less likely to remember it. However, you can teach your brain to pay closer attention to typed information by reading it aloud as you type, and then reading it back again after you have finished. It may also be beneficial to try typing in a bizarre font that is a little bit difficult to read. If you slow down and focus on reading typed words, you are more likely to recall what you have typed.

Some studies show that involving your sense of taste can help you focus better when you memorize. They recommend chewing a piece of gum or sucking on a hard candy while you read, and then, when you need to recall the information later, try to chew the same kind of gum or eat the same kind of hard candy to help trigger your brain into remembering what you want it to know. This process of association can and does work for some people, but for others it does not. Give it a try, and see how it does for you!

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