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- Memory Lapses At The Grocery Store - by Submitted on Feb 13, 2008 from Nicky VanvalkenburghHave you ever started to do something, and then forgotten what it was? You have a lot on your mind, but suddenly you've lost your focus. Consider this scenario. You're at the grocery store, and you see someone you've known for years. They smile and say hello. Oh my gosh, what's their name ...
Views: 848 - Mental Health Problems And Disorders Treatment - by Submitted on Feb 10, 2008 from Peter samsMental health is how we think, feel and act as we cope with life. It also helps determine how we handle stress, relate to others and make choices. Our mental health can vary according to our circumstances and can change across our lifetime, in the same way as our physical health does. Mental ...
Views: 692 - Thinking-Games That Boost Brainpower - by Submitted on Jan 26, 2008 from Steve Gillman"Thinking games" are games and exercises that help develop thinking skills and so boost your brainpower. While some brain games exercise memory, or test knowledge (usually trivia), the following require analysis, creativity and imagination. They can all be played alone in theory, but try to get ...
Views: 839 - Feed Your Memory With Attention - by Submitted on Jan 24, 2008 from David RiveraHave you ever thought of how you’re able to remember names, things and faces? How about thinking about the way your memory works? Maybe you have but some of you have not thought about it all. How about this, picture how you’re able to recognize some information easily while the rest ...
Views: 667 - Great Tips To Develop A Photographic Memory - by Submitted on Jan 23, 2008 from Greg FrostYou envy the guy at work who has a photographic memory, or perhaps, a friend who never forgets a name. Or maybe you’re tired of always fumbling around to match the right face to the right name. Not only does intelligence matter in getting ahead in life, so do your memory, and the ability ...
Views: 13071(4 votes) - Do Memory Games Work? - by Submitted on Jan 22, 2008 from Greg FrostThere are many memory games that are gaining popularity, but do they really work? Research has shown that learning new things, doing puzzles and playing games helps the mind stay active. The most effective memory games allow you to improve your memory capacity and practice abstract thinking. ...
Views: 5790 - Through The Looking Glass: Mirror Neurons And Moral Nonsense - by Submitted on Jan 10, 2008 from Gina SteppScanning the past week's news, one gets the distinct impression there has been an unusually high number of "man's inhumanity to man" stories. Darfur, Iraq, Lebanon, Israel. Kidnapped children, boys arrested for planning an attack on their school, and a murdered family in a Dallas suburb. A ...
Views: 2023 - A Memory System You Can Try Today - by Submitted on Dec 15, 2007 from Steve GillmanYou may have heard of the loci mnemonic or memory system. The general idea is to "place" the things that are to be memorized in predetermined locations in your imagination, so you can "find" them there later. The origin of this memory system is generally attributed to a story told by Cicero, an ...
Views: 642 - Six Ways To Be Dumber - by Submitted on Nov 13, 2007 from Steve GillmanWhy do we need ways to be dumber? We don't of course, but there are two basic ways to improve oneself. The first is to actively engage in new thoughts and behaviors that are better, and the other is to avoid those patterns of though and behavior that make matters worse. This is based on the ...
Views: 940 - Good Memory Makes A Good Heart - by Submitted on Oct 26, 2007 from boake mooreA good memory makes for a good heart. And a good life and good relationships. And even good habits. It seems to work like this.Lets say major stress enters your life -like a doctor telling you that you need an operation. She has found a lump and it needs to be removed. So you leave the office ...
Views: 1461 - Ease The Load - by Submitted on Oct 10, 2007 from Tad WaddingtonWhile it is true that there are many tricks for improving memory, it is also true that there are many ways to avoid needing to rely on your memory. • Leave written reminders for yourself in places that you pass throughout the day. A sticky note on your desk phone could help you remember to ...
Views: 873 - Memory Improvement and Memory Loss Prevention - by Submitted on Aug 18, 2007 from Laura De GiorgioEvery once in a while people ask me what can they do to remember things better or to recall particular events from the past. Occasionally people are worried that they are losing their memory or that they have a serious memory problem. I recently heard someone say, "If you can still remember ...
Views: 2650 - Do You Forget Easily? - by Is it evening and you realize you can’t remember what you’ve done all day?
If you are at work and you can’t remember if you did something, why not visualize an 8-10 hour calendar?
In the first hour square, maybe you’ll see a report you did framed in heavy gold, meaning you did good.
The ...
Views: 2901 - Remembering Numbers - by Most people have trouble remembering numbers. This is easy to understand, because we all remember things that we care about, and most of us don't care very much about numbers. The key to remembering numbers is to translate them into something that we do care about using mnemonics.
A mnemonic ...
Views: 9093(2 votes) - Context is Everything! - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2007 from Hollis PolkSometimes, context is everything. It’s how you understand the meaning of a given word, right? When I was a kid, we played a game where the words “coffee pot” were substituted for two versions of a homonym, and you had to guess what the words were. So my mom would say, “I ...
Views: 722 - Memory Techniques for Foreign Languages - by Memory systems work beautifully for learning foreign languages. I used them in high school and college to study 5 languages -- Latin, classical Greek, Spanish, French, and German. My peers were amazed that I aced every vocabulary test and learned new languages so quickly. What I didn’t tell them ...
Views: 5556 - How To Improve The Aptitude To Memorize Information And Eradicate Test Anxiety - by Submitted on Jul 09, 2007 from Alan B. DenskyIf you are a person who is endeavoring to get better grades, there are a number of methods that will help you to boost your capability to sharpen your attentiveness, memorize the data that you study, and recall it during an examination without being subjected to mental blocks or a test phobia. ...
Views: 4748 - Concentration, Retention, And Recall Can Be Easily Enhanced Using Self Hypnosis Cd's - by Submitted on Jul 09, 2007 from Alan B. DenskyI would like you to consider this for a moment. As you sit there and read this expose, information is entering your mind through your eyes. But you are also absorbing various sounds, feeling bodily feelings like the pressure of the chair touching your buttocks and back, the feeling of the ...
Views: 3178 - Remember More In Less Time - by Submitted on Jun 12, 2007 from louis lautmanSo maybe you didn’t get a 1400 on your SAT, or maybe you didn’t even graduate high school. I am here to tell you that it is not to late to start learning things that you might have given up on because you have been conditioned for years that you were not cut out to do certain things. We all ...
Views: 1078 - Is YOUR name really that important? - by Just picture yourself wandering around every day with no name. The man from the grocery store says, “Hello…guy that, uhh, bought a candy bar from me.” Your girlfriend comes over, “You want to go out tonight…ummm…guy that I’m dating. Mom dials and says, “You haven’t called in a while…boy… that I ...
Views: 5906 - 10 Ideas to Help You Remember - by You are busy and you have tons of things to do. How can you possibly remember it all?
Having a sharp memory recall can be as simple as finding ways to help jog your memory throughout the day. Here are 10 quick ideas:
1. WRITE IT DOWN.
With the amount of things you have to remember in any ...
Views: 795 - The 4 step-System to Learn and Remember More - by Submitted on May 02, 2007 from Emmanuel SeguiThere are basically two ways to learn new material or to read a book. The first way is the old-fashioned way: you begin or you read the material from cover to cover one time and you try to remember as much as you can. The other way is to use OPIR. Before explaining OPIR , I would like to tell ...
Views: 3272 - 7 Easy Steps for Remembering Names - by Do you ever get frustrated because you cannot remember someone’s name just minutes after you’ve met them? I used to. Then I learned this simple technique for remembering names and now everything has changed.
I am going to show you seven things that you can do quickly and easily everytime you ...
Views: 1742 - Creating A Memory Album - by First of all, regarding the September 11, 2001, attacks on the American people, we at The Seasons of My Life® wish to say that we are deeply sorry that so many of you are hurting and we extend our deepest sympathies to those of you who have lost a loved one, or are suffering.
Not only are some ...
Views: 1195 - Helpful Memory Aids For Memorization - by Submitted on Mar 26, 2007 from David RiveraFor over many centuries now, memory techniques have evolved according to how they are used and learned by people. We all know that the process of remembering information is called ‘mnemonics’. We also know that mnemonics isn’t similar to magic tricks but due to its proven ...
Views: 2238 - Is Your Memory Loss "Normal" or Is There a Problem? - by Submitted on Mar 26, 2007 from Jeannine VirtueExperts say some memory lapses are actually normal. So before you go diagnosing yourself with Alzheimer's disease, take heart. It is said that memory loss is the second thing that occurs as you age. So what's the first? Umm, I forgot! Actually, by the time you reach the end of this story, you ...
Views: 10379 - The 3 Stumbling Blocks Of Memory Improvement - by Submitted on Dec 30, 2006 from Nishant KasibhatlaDo you have a good memory? Can you remember any information fast? Can you recall information whenever you want? If your answer for the above questions is "No" or "sometimes", then you need to know about the 3 stumbling blocks of memory improvement. Just the awareness of these blocks would also ...
Views: 907 - Use It or Lose It: Maintain Your Competitive Edge As You Age - by Submitted on Jul 17, 2009 from Roger SeipIf you believe that accelerated loss of your mental acuity is inevitable with age, and that the loss of your competitive edge is certain to accompany that memory loss, you're not alone. But you are wrong. Age does have some effect on memory, but it's not an especially significant factor. ...
Views: 1429(4 votes) - "Sorry, What's Your Name Again?" Six Steps to Relieve the Most Common Memory Worry - by Submitted on Jul 16, 2009 from Roger SeipIf you live in fear of forgetting prospects' names, sometimes within mere seconds of being introduced to them, you're not alone. Surveys show that 83% of the population worries about their inability to recall people's names. Ironically, while most of us hate having our names forgotten or ...
Views: 2205(5 votes) - Four Memory Slips That Can Cost You Sales - by Submitted on Jul 17, 2009 from Roger SeipYour palms begin to sweat and you avoid eye contact with someone you know is a client, but you just can't remember his name. Your heart sinks as you hang up the phone after a phone call with a furious prospect; you forgot you'd made an appointment with her. You pound your forehead in ...
Views: 1409(3 votes) - Memorization Made Easy: Three Tips for Easy Memorization - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2006 from Kyle VarnerThere is an old story about a man who, in ancient times, came to the court of a King, boasting that he had invented an elixir of memory. After hearing what the man had invented, the King replied, “You haven’t invented an elixir of memory—you’ve invented an elixir of forgetfulness!” There is ...
Views: 19538(2 votes) - Remembering Lists - by Submitted on Sep 20, 2005 from David RiveraI want to explain a technique that is used to remember long lists. It is especially useful if you have to remember the list in a particular order. Let's say that you are going shopping and need to remember 5 items. This can be used with 50 items as well. The items ...
Views: 865 - How To Memorize Anything. Part 1) Napoleon’s Secret Method For Memorizing Names - by Submitted on Jul 17, 2005 from Sten AndersenWhat was the name of that beautiful girl? Her soft lips spoke the name only hours ago; today, you are totally clueless. Bummer. The Most Importan Word In The Language Do you know what the most important word in the language is to most people? Yup, their name. Their brains are highly tuned to ...
Views: 3523 - Can’t Memorize Anything? Why Your Memory Stinks - by Submitted on Jul 08, 2005 from Sten AndersenIf you're like everybody I know and their grandma, you feel that your memory stinks. You can't even memorize your grocery list - and when you're finally done shopping, you've got no idea where you parked the car. If you're lucky, you don't mix up the names of your two youngest ones, who you've ...
Views: 1005 - Reading and the four doors to memory - by Submitted on Apr 19, 2005 from Selby EvansDo you ever complain that you don’t remember enough of what you read? Here’s what to do about it. Think of your memory as having four doors. You brain automatically stores experiences by using one or more of these doors. If you decide to remember something, you can decide which of these ...
Views: 851 - You Are The Greatest Computer Ever Created! - by Submitted on Jan 31, 2005 from Ron WhiteHave you ever walked into a room and couldn't remember what you went there for?Have you ever grasped the hand of a potential client and then when the handshake broke, the name seemed to disappear from your memory? Or have you everleft a prospect and as you drove away remembered a key point that ...
Views: 1688 - How to Remember Anything - by Submitted on Oct 03, 2004 from Rob WatsonCopyright 2004 Rob Watson robwatson@waytosuccess.net www.waytosuccess.net A SHORT MEMORY COURSE! HOW TO REMEMBER NAMES You just called the TV repair shop and the voice on the other end of the line tells you "this is Don Smith". About 5 minutes later you tell your wife that "this guy" will ...
Views: 2190 - Using Your Senses for Fast Learning - by Submitted on Feb 19, 2004 from Chance MassaroThe learning experts call them modalities. You probably call them senses. They are the five common senses with which we experience our world. The ways in which the senses are related to our short and long term memories constitute our natural learning modalities. This article will clarify how ...
Views: 12115(2 votes) - IMPROVE YOUR MEMORY! - by Submitted on Nov 11, 2003 from David RiveraA Quick Word Helps to Remember Do you have a list you have to remember quickly? Take the first letters and form an acronym. For example - you have to remember to send Fred, Lisa, Ethel and Andrew cards. Yes, their first initials form the word FLEA. Imagine itching (your head?) because you have ...
Views: 882(1 vote) - Remembering intended actions and future events - by Submitted on Feb 04, 2011 from Fiona McPhersonThere is no such thing as a poor memory. You may be terrible at remembering names, or great with names but lousy at remembering birthdays and anniversaries, or terrific at remembering facts you’ve read but hopeless at remembering details about people. These are memory tasks, and there are ...
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