90 Tips How to Sharpen Your Memory to Remember Retain and Recall Effectively

90 Tips How to Sharpen Your Memory Remember Retain and Recall

In this article you will read the following

-9 Situations Where You Need to have Sharp Memory

-90 Tips How to Sharpen Your Memorizing Abilities and Your Abilities to Retain and Recall [All these techniques will ONLY WORK – when you keep practicing and keep testing yourself and without giving up]

How to Make Your Memorizing Abilities Sharp - how to sharpen your memory

Let me tell you two contradictory facts – about how memory functions.

Fact 1 - although most of us [those who regularly use their brain-functions on a deeper & higher levels] have great unconscious memory.

Your unconscious memory–files-away – all the important information that you consider important – this happens when your all the basic 5 senses are absorbing all what you are experiencing while going through various aspects of life.

In many instances – you may not be consciously aware that you have learned or have saved a particular info - but when the suitable time comes – your subconscious will take over and make you take appropriate action- based on this learning or experience.

Most of our fears that we have - we have learned and acquired from only one incident specific to that fear.

Let me give you an example – let us say every-day you are switching off and on an electric switch -suppose one day when you try to switch off or on - you get electric shock. Even after you have replaced the switch – for many days you will remember instantly whenever you try to operate that switch.

Fact 2 – Even though you might have in your brain's data-base/Brain-CPU – a certain information, you might not be able to recall it – on the occasion you need it - Because you have not exercised this muscle at all.

In this article – I would be focusing on – how to have a sharp memorizing ability to remember important things effectively PLUS how to make the transfer from subconscious data-base to your conscious memory – in an automatic manner.

For that you need to keep your brain organized and uncluttered.

Now I am coming to something which is called Photographic memory – this is such a great and attracting idea for most of the people.

Maybe there are some people who have the right manner of genetic programming – which enables them to remember anything and almost everything easily and also are able to retain all of the info and learning - for indefinite periods of time.

In my case - I have found that even when - I don't exercise my memory and brain muscles everyday – I start experiencing memory issues and discover that it has become little blunter.

Our memory muscles are very-very dynamic and very fragile.

Unless you exercise them regularly in the right way– this is not very difficult and most of time become unconscious action steps - and like any worthwhile habits – you have to put in determined conscious and disciplined efforts and adequate practice to reach unconscious competence-levels.

9 Situations Where We Need to have Sharp Memory

• 1.Remembering names
• 2.Remembering faces
• 3.Recalling and connecting information – from your past experiences [including what you have experienced yourself or remember or have read and filed away]
• 4.Connecting vastly different data and information – in creative and innovative ways – to give it a powerful meaning and logical sense
• 5.Remembering basic concepts that – you might use throughout life – like arithmetic calculations which you have to use numerous times every-day– on the other hand - you may remember trigonometry or algebra or calculus and yet might not need to use it in your day to day life
• 6.To pass an academic examination or IQ based old types of recruitment and selection examinations
• 7.Observing and filing any relevant and future-use info
• 8.Using your memory-cells to unlearn and relearn
• 9.Using your memory cells to change the perceptions and assumptions wired deeply in your psyche

90 Tips How to Sharpen Your Memorizing Abilities and Your Abilities to Retain and Recall [All these techniques will ONLY WORK – when you keep practicing and keep testing yourself and without giving up]

Most of the tips which need longer explanations – have detailed do-it-yourself articles among my 900+ blogs in my two websites and 2500+ answers on my Quora page.

• 1.When you want to remember anything complex and long -You have make this learning process completely stress free BECAUSE when you are force yourself to listen and remember – It ACTUALLY back-fires by making remembering and recalling difficult & harder
• 2.Learn to enjoy all the talk or presentation or whatever event you are involved in – without having the fear of forgetting by trusting your subconscious to save
• 3.BUT after every such important event – you must sit down – VISUALIZE the event –speaker by speaker or topic by topic or frame by frame - then RECALL and record [certainly this needs solid practice before you are not only able to remember everything BUT also go beyond]
• 4.Try to soak all the experience you are having through all your 5 senses – when you are in any important meeting, presentation or event
• 5.Read & Apply all the tips given in my blog on sharing your all senses
• 6.Read & Apply all the tips given in my another article on how to strengthen your intuition
• 7.Read & Apply all the tips given in my article for strengthening your 42 intelligence
• 8.Also Read & Apply all the tips my two articles on learning abilities and memory
• 9.To remember a table or pictorial representation of data – use the power of visualizing technique
• 10.Develop habit of speed-reading – by – reading entire sentence instead of word by word.
• 11.Use image associations - Create novel, unique, outrageous visualizations and linkage and connections – make them bizarre – to remember something which is abstract or complicated
• 12.If remembering and recalling this person's name is important to you – Repeat their names – again and again –– if possible attach a very unique quality or characteristic or position with this name OR associate the new name with somebody you already know by that name - If you didn't hear the name properly or couldn't catch how to pronounce it, be sure to clarify this right away to avoid having to ask again later
• 13.Use 3-3-4 numbers rule to remember a 10 digit mobile number – like for 9123456789 – 912-345-6789
• 14.If you need to remember a long list of items – USE grouping – like you are buying items for a specific recipe – put all the items related under that.
• 15.Learn how to ignore – to empower yourself on how to focus on the most important things
• 16.Remember MULTITASKING – can BOTH help your memory OR can make your memory confused and muddy – better strategy is to create priorities and focus on one activity which is the most important right now
• 17.Read with purpose – even if it is relaxing or for fun
• 18.Reading and learning without any specific goals – will not help you sharpen your memory as it will unnecessarily clutter and choke your brain – because the chances for your practicing this would be less
• 19.When you are reading an important piece – avoid distractions [like having a TV running either in front of your eyes or in background OR listening to music etc.] UNLESS – this really helps you remember retain more effectively
• 20.Learn to keep your brain calm and relaxed – this is the most important thing if you want to sharpen your memory
• 21.Learn to avoid instant gratifications and impulsive urges
• 22.Learn to create a disciplined mind and habits
• 23.Learn to manage your negative emotions – effectively
• 24.Learn to manage your stress and negativities effectively
• 25.Schedule time to play team games
• 26.Schedule time to play mental games – which makes you stretch your mental capabilities
• 27.Enhance you skills on a planned and regular basis
• 28.Identify and do activities that makes you feel uplifted
• 29.Identify your strengths and play to them
• 30.Learn to minimize or get rid of your habits that restricts your growth
• 31.Identify what you need to unlearn and what you need to relearn
• 32.Be active and exercise every day
• 33.Learn to relax and meditate effectively – find what method or type work for you
• 34.Choose Foods which helps your Memory – like fish which contains Omega-3s, DHA etc.
• 35.Have lots of fruits and green and leafy vegetables
• 36.Include different types of nuts, raisins, berries and cherries etc. in your everyday eating schedule
• 37.Learn the technique of having a fixed story with Visualization to remember large chunks of information quickly - Competitive memorizers use this technique to substitute the variables while the story remains same.
• 38.Close your eyes - Imagine seeing a picture or image vividly along with the brush, the canvas as well as the colors- imagine yourself painting this picture
• 39.Practice Describing Things – as accurately as you can – after you have been to a market, or a museum or exhibition or your journey OR even your home – CLOSE your eyes and describe it to someone
• 40.Look around you -Now close your eyes – now describe everything - in as much detail as you can
• 41.Use the techniques like – mind-map –decision-tree etc. USE it along with the MECE [mutually exclusive collectively exhaustive] concept
• 42.Practice Remembering Images – of the pages you have read
• 43.If any important even is coming up – then practice, read, apply and keep improving your methods
• 44.If it works for you - create Acronym for a large number of instructions – create a word which is easy to remember
• 45.Create your own Memory room through visualization technique of Circle of excellence or Circle of Important Information– visualize yourself putting something important which have learned – TO keep it refresh and recallable
• 46.Review the important information you want to remember – then go to sleep - even if this is just a few minute – to help you retain
• 47.Ensure to have organized – desk, wardrobe, computer, mobile and your brain
• 48.Manage your chronic health problems and medications
• 49.Get professional expert help for memory loss
• 50.Reduce your consumption of highly processed or baked food, carbonated and sweetened drinks as well as your intake of sugar
• 51.Maintain a healthy weight and BMI
• 52.Learn to be in the present – meaning try to observe without actually focusing on anything
• 53.Avoid alcohol if you can
• 54.Drugs and stuff like marijuana and any other antipsychotic substance – avoid at all cost
• 55.Get your vitamin D and B levels tested
• 56.Choose anti-inflammatory foods
• 57.Have chocolate in the form for pure cocoa
• 58.Identify and Think of something new you've always wanted to try or learn like learning to play a musical instrument or become a master-chef or play chess or learn a new language – GO and do it Sleep well
• 59.Have regular social interactions
• 60.Be with people who make you feel motivated to learn
• 61.Set realistic expectations – from yourself as well from others
• 62.Learn to say NO – to people, things and choices – which don't add any value
• 63.Develop the courage to Express your feelings effectively
• 64.Don't bottle your feelings – create healthy ways to vent them instead of bottling them up
• 65.Try standup comedy – be one
• 66.Learn to laugh at yourself AND in everything that is bothering you
• 67.Share your embarrassing moments
• 68.Stop taking yourself too seriously
• 69.Spend time with funny, witty and playful people
• 70.Pay attention to children and try to emulate them – by practicing how they let go easily & how easily they make friends & how they learn by trying again and again & how they are bothered by failures or mistakes etc.
• 71.Drink water plenty -Drink green tea – Drink grape juice
• 72. Learn something new and practical
• 73.Takes actions in the areas of uncertainties and what you fear
• 74. Do Mental-math and calculations in your brain - Don't turn to Google right away
• 75.Try to find your way when you are traveling the old way – by using a paper map
• 76. Before bed avoid exposure to bright light from all digital equipment and gadgets
• 77. Avoid certain medications in consultation with your doctor – if they are affecting your brain and memory
• 78. Spend Time in nature - Meditate in Nature
• 79.Experiment in your life – try something new
• 80.Do Something Stimulating
• 81.Listen to music
• 82.Draw a map from memory
• 83.Try to identify individual ingredients in your meal, including subtle herbs and spices - Challenge your taste buds
• 84.Take up a new hobby that involves fine motor skills, and can help you keep your hand-eye coordination sharp
• 85.Learn a new sport
• 86.Create meaningful stories
• 87.Spend some time – seeing old photo albums – recall the old memories associated with these people in the photograph
• 88.Use Situational awareness exercises – example - next time you are in a restaurant, close your eyes for a few seconds and mentally picture the arrangement of the people sitting around you at the nearby tables – practice till you are able to recall accurately - to sharpen your attentional focus
• 89.Introspect and Look inward – have conversation with yourself – self-analyses to get better awareness about yourself
• 90.Boost your working memory by trying to remember general knowledge things