Memory
improvement techniques & advice -
Remember What You Can In Quick and Easy Steps
When
people age; memorization becomes a tedious task for some. Tasks
which require remembering and retention have always been and will
be the issue for people growing older, especially the ones who haven't
spent most of their years in retaining much information.
There
are outside factors which contribute highly to the decline of what
had been good memorization ability.
The
age among groups of people already could determines factors whether
a person's memory is declining or not. But even when a person reaches
the age of 50 and above, his ability to recall is unquestionable.
Although recognition could become a bit hazy at times, the overall
ability of a person suffering from factors caused by age is still
commendable. The other major factors that could cause memory failure
in a person are the stereotype threats. People expect to lose their
memory as they get older.
Memorization
exercises are useful and helpful for older people because a person's
innate ability to learn and develop doesn't come to a complete halt
just because of age. If the person has given up learning and memorizing
for good, then, it is another factor we can consider causing memory
decline.
Older
people are sometimes unable to process "quick-thinking"
and because of this, they tend to learn slowly compared to younger
adults. This means that memorization technique helps older adults
better in memorization tasks because they are able to process learning
in a lengthy manner, making it possible for them to concentrate
longer on a single information before moving on to the next. This
results in careful and repetitive learning which leads to effective
memorization enhancement.
This
is also the same reason why Mnemonics aren't difficult or tiresome
activities; in fact, it's as if there's no pressure when doing the
actual memorization because of how simple and pleasant the steps
can be. An example of a mnemonic method is the Loci System.
A good
scenario when loci system can be effectively used is when a person
has several items or a list needed for immediate remembering. The
first important thing to remember when using the loci method is
the familiarization of a place and the correct order of locations
of the chosen place. It could be the dining room, bedroom or kitchen
at home or a favorite route in the park. It doesn't matter where,
as long as the location can be easily recalled accurately by the
doer.
Let's
say, the specific locations are the parking lot, pond, willow tree
and the benches in the park. So, let's pretend the items are umbrella,
dog food, cell phone and picnic basket. To associate the items,
visualize strongly hundreds of open umbrellas falling down on the
parking lot as you find a space where you could park. Next, as you
pass by the pond, you pick up the usual dog food to feed the fish
followed by the big willow tree bearing cell phones for fruits and
lastly, as you sat by the benches, a picnic basket approaches and
sells you what is inside it. Each time you visit the park or any
other place you're strongly familiar with; you can immediately associate
the specific locations with any items you need to remember.
When using this method, it's better to imagine objects in familiar
places in bizarre or amusing ways because it helps a lot in retaining
information.
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