Memory Improvement: 10 Easy Ways to Train You Memory by Peter Walker

Author:Peter Walker [Walker, Peter]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3, mobi
Published: 2016-02-08T18:30:00+00:00

Step 2: Create Exceptionally Vivid Images in Your Mind’s Eye

The more absurd the image, the more likely you are to remember it. (Remember, the mind only remembers about 1 out of 100 pieces of information it receives – if it designates the information you are trying to remember as ordinary or mundane, it will forget it quickly. Think about it for a second, what did you have for lunch a month ago? I will bet that you cannot remember. If, however, you found a cockroach in the food, you would most certainly remember because it is so out of the ordinary. The more something stands out to your mind, the more likely you will remember it later so do make sure that your mental images are as weird and as wonderful as you can make them. Right now, for example, I can see Syd from Ice Age trying to crack an acorn by knocking his knees together furiously. I can see the exertion on his face and hear the sound he is making. I will never forget Syd’s knees, or Sydney again.

The images should be:

•Exaggerated in terms of proportions – let us say that you have met a man named Nelson Beard, and he has a larger nose. Perhaps you can imagine a nose with a huge beard on it running around.

•Exaggerated in terms of numbers – maybe your nose could be surrounded by a thousands of other noses, all with different beards.

•Get some movement into it – maybe your nose says something that the others disagree with and they end up chasing it down the street.

•You can substitute one image with something that you know well so that you can remember it better – in this case, Nelson has been substituted with nose. Alternatively, you could remember Nelson Nose, or Nelson “nose” best.

•Make a little narrative to go with the action to make it even easier to remember.

Step 3: Make the Association

Now it is time to connect the dots so to speak. I want to remember that Sydney is one of the major cities in Australia. The first thing that comes to mind when I think of Australia is the outback so I can quite easily visualize a long trail in the expanse of land. I now adjust my image of Sydney so I see him knocking knees along this particular trail and so now I have associated him with the trail as well. Now when I remember the image, I will remember that Syd’s knees are on the trail and so it will be easy to recall that Sydney is in Australia.

Exercise

Using the above technique, learn the capitals and which country they belong to on the following list:

United States of America – Washington

South Africa – Pretoria

Australia – Canberra

Tasmania – Hobart

Kenya – Nairobi

Egypt – Cairo

England – London

Scotland – Edinburgh

Ireland – Dublin

Wales - Cardiff

France – Paris

Canada – Ottawa

Mexico – Mexico City

Brazil – Rio

Iceland – Reykjavik

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