Tricks to improve memory

| Tricks to improve memory and train the brain daily, as it is a very useful way to continue maintaining an agile mind and keep an eye on the passage of time.

20 tricks to boost memory

Training your brain on a daily basis is a very useful way to continue to maintain a sharp mind and keep an eye on the passage of time.

1. Rhythm and rhyme: repeating certain data over and over again following a rhythm or making a rhyme favors the memory, not the compression, of the information we want to remember. 2. Make pairs: when you have to remember a long series of numbers, it is best to group them in pairs. That is, if you have to memorize the number 10,480,325 it will be much easier if it is grouped like this: 10 48 03 25. 3. The acronyms: they are nothing more than the construction of a word with the initials of the elements that one must remember. If you don't want to forget the name of the three Greek architectural styles: Ionic, Doric and Corinthian, you can choose to build the following word JODOCO (JO: Ionic, DO: Doric, CO: Corinthian). 4. Visual support technique: consists of placing objects that always occupy a certain place in another location: changing the wrist of the watch or the finger of a ring to know that something is pending. 5. Story technique: specially designed for when you have to remember different concepts. In this way, you invent a story including in it each one of the words that you must memorize, and thus it will be easier for you to remember them. 6. Association of names: if what is most difficult for you to remember are the names of the people, associate them with those of a famous or relative of yours so as not to forget them. 7. Do hobbies: entertainments such as crosswords, letter games or Sudoku puzzles, help to speed up the mind, which also favors the development of memory. 8. Video games: The new Brain Training-style electronic games for Nintendo DS stimulate the brain through fun logic exercises. 9. Avoid multitasking: it interferes with the encoding process, and therefore retention. 10. Sleep well and be relaxed: it is essential to improve and enhance memorization. 11. Eat healthy: although there are no miracle foods, bring an improvement to the functioning of the brain. 12. To practice some sport or gymnastics: the, and in particular the sports that require light but prolonged efforts (cycling, swimming…) improve the activity of the brain and the memory. 13. Accompany with music: it is proven that music, especially classical, improves and maintains brain functions. 14. Seeing is better than listening: you will better retain extensive information if you present it as an outline, in the most visual and concise way possible. 15. Writing as a method of remembering: repeatedly write what you want to remember or do it while you are reading it, instead of reading it and trying to remember it later. 16. Categorization: order the things to be memorized according to the categories of the objects. For example, to remember the shopping list, group the products into categories such as fruits (oranges, pears ...), dairy (milk, cheese, butter, yogurts) ...

17. Selective memory: when it comes to memorizing, not everything matters; Select the most important information and focus your attention only on it. 18. Avoid worries: when working with memory, disconnect from everyday problems, since they obstruct the recording of the data to be memorized. 19. Do not abuse alcohol: it generates an inability to retain new information, and even in the long term it can cause irreversible effects on memory. 20. Make sense of what you have learned: remembering something that you understand or has a meaning for you is the best strategy for this knowledge to last.