Top 5 Ways To Improve Your Memory Skills

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Top 5 Ways To Improve Your Memory Skills

Memory is a huge part of our lives. It makes us who we are. Without our precious memories, we are as good as a blank piece of A4 paper. It constitutes our daily lives, like helping us remember what we had for lunch and where did we misplace our keys. In the context of students, we need it to help us pass our exams with flying colours. More often than not, studying is not a problem. However, recalling the information that we have studied, is. What is the last piece of information that you can recall from your most recent educational reading? If that question makes you frown, placing your hand below your chin and sinking deeper into the process of recalling either from your long-term or short-term memory, this article is for you.

1. Remove Distractions
If you don’t already know, attention is one of the major components of memory. That’s why teachers in school have constantly reminded us to “pay attention in class”. You need to attend to the information that you have consumed in order to transfer it from your short-term memory to your long-term memory. To boost your attention span, getting rid of distractions at your surrounding is the key. This can be done by studying in a place without television, music or even indistinct sounds of people chattering. In short, be alone, literally. This helps you be more attentive to the information that you’ve just read, remembering it better.

2. Revise Regularly
Another prevalent habit of students is cramming all the study materials at once- the night before the paper. This habit is undoubtedly caused by excessive laziness and never-ending procrastination. This has to be avoided altogether. Instead, students should regularly revise, preferably after each piece of new information is being taught. Research has proven this true because those who study regularly can remember the material way better than those who treat studying as a marathon session.

3. Organizing Information
Besides that, students are often overwhelmed by the amount of study materials that are needed to be absorbed within a short period of time. Also, failing to relate the information to one another further deteriorates their memory. Researchers have found that in memory, related information is organized in such a way that they form clusters. Thus, students should structure and organize their study materials by grouping similar concepts and terms together. Also, making an outline of the notes helps you see the bigger picture.

4. Mnemonic Device
On top of that, students may even consider using mnemonic devices that are pronounced with a silent ‘M’. Though the pronunciation of this technique may be tricky, the technique per se is certainly not. It is merely a simple way to aid in recall. For instance, you may link a term you need to remember with a common item that you are extremely familiar with. You may play around with rhymes, songs, and jokes to remember specific part of information because the best mnemonics incorporate positive imagery, humour or novelty in them.

5. Use Visuals
Last but not least, try visualizing concepts. Think of a phone number. Close your eyes. With your eyes closed, do you see the number flash before you or do you hear it being recited? If it’s the former, this method is tailor-made for you. When studying, scrutinize charts, photographs and graphics in your textbooks. If there aren’t any, create your own and personalize it with different coloured pens. As obsolete as it may sound, flashcards of various terms do help you cement information in your mind. With all these tips, have fun exploiting your memory to the fullest.

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