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Are you forgetful and often can't remember things that have just happened? Or do you have to study for a class test and can't remember the material for the life of you? Don't worry, you're no more stupid than anyone else, you can give your memory a boost.
The following steps will help you to improve your memory.<\/p>\n
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\nMemory is the ability of the brain to store information and retrieve it when required. Information comes about through conscious or unconscious learning and perception. Everyone has the same brain capacity, it is just a matter of using it correctly.<\/p>\n
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A distinction is made between long-term memory, short-term memory and ultra-short-term memory. The ultra-short-term memory only covers a period of a few seconds. After that, the information is \"deleted\" again. This is important for trivial information that is irrelevant to your life.<\/p>\n
Short-term memory stores information for up to one day. So if you study the day before a class test, for example, you will retain what you have learnt long enough until the next day. Immediately after writing down what you have learnt, the information is forgotten again.<\/p>\n
The brain stores everything that is regularly used in long-term memory. The information theoretically remains there forever.<\/p>\n
Improve your memory by paying attention to the following points.<\/p>\n
Be attentive and receptive when you are in a learning process. Listen carefully and look closely. Make your brain consciously receptive, this helps to store the information in your long-term memory.<\/p>\n
It is always better to understand than just reproduce. Understanding a concept gives you a broader scope of knowledge and stores associations and key words in your brain that reproduce the desired information when recalled.<\/p>\n
Associate the new information with things you already know. This helps you to better understand and creates a bridge between the known and the unknown.<\/p>\n
Create \"links\" to the new information that will help you to recall it. These can be images, rhythms, formulas or patterns, you have to try out for yourself what works best for you.<\/p>\n
Frequent repetition is important for storage in long-term memory. Show your brain that this information is important. Try to apply what you have learnt in future situations.<\/p>\n