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You envy the guy at work who has a photographic memory, orperhaps, a friend who never forgets a name. Or maybe you’re tired of alwaysfumbling around to match the right face to the right name. Not only doesintelligence matter in getting ahead in life, so do your memory, and theability to use it right! Below are 5 great tips to develop a photographic memory. Nowyou can be the envy of your colleagues, and you will be able to impress otherswith your quick recall abilities. Enhancing your brain and memory capacity hasnever been easier with these tips! 1) Be Discerning Be able to discern what is important from what is not.Information is all around us, be it yesterday’s dinner conversation or the newstoday. It is experienced via sight and sound, and you are exposed to it everyminute. It is easy to get carried away, what is often referred to asinformation overload. The ability to acquire knowledge, discern what isrelevant to you, and keep that information is the key to success! Create anevent tree, and make sure you focus on what knowledge you require. This willsave you from being distracted due to curiosity and keep you focused on thetopic at hand. 2) Choose a location wisely If you cannot focus, you cannot learn. Simply because theinformation that you have acquired stays in the short term memory for only avery short period of time, and if you are unable to keep it in your long termmemory you will not be able to recall the information that you need. Choosing alocation is integral to this. If you are unable to concentrate in a noisyplace, avoid doing your work in areas with a crowd such as the local café.Instead, pick a quite corner in the library where you are unlikely to bedisturbed. 3) Visualization andAssociation This is a technique that is often overlooked due to itssimplicity. However, that’s what makes it so special! It is simple to pick up,and it works without fail. This is especially useful if you need to rememberfacts and details, and our brain is wired to recall images better than words.Unfortunately, most information is in the form of words on paper. With theV&A method, you can convert the words into pictures, or into simpler wordsthat will ensure that you never have trouble recalling it. This method buildson information already stored in our long term memory, making it easier totransfer the new information from the short term to the long termmemory. 4) Practice sharpening yourmind This can be done by using flashcards or drilling basic matheveryday. The ease of calculators in doing our work has made our brains need towork less, and some adults find it difficult to do simple additions ormultiplications. Basic math drills will ensure that your mind is kept alert,and math is also a basic logical process which with practice, will ensure thatyour mind is constantly sharp and active. 5) Take Simple Tests Do not try to learn new information just by reading thetextbook, or relegating it to rote memorization. By testing yourself or takingsimple tests, you will be forced to apply the knowledge that you have read.This will imprint the knowledge more deeply into your memory, and will help youin not just being able to recall the information, but also in your applicationof it. Whilst most people are taught that in order to remember,they need constant repetition, you will find that the above 5 tips will helpyou do without that tedious process, and save you a lot of time. Developing aphotographic memory has never been easier with these 5 tips! |
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