5 Memory secrets: how to memorize easily and permanently

In the book "100% memory. 25 useful techniques for memorizing 10 training "Catherine Dodonova shares the secrets of learning how to quickly memorize foreign language, to keep in mind the long number series, long texts, people's names, PINs and much more Total.

Catherine Dodonova

Business coach, blogger, instructor development speed reading and memory. The founder of an educational project iq230

1. understand

Very often, people are trying to just memorize unfamiliar words and phrases without understanding their meaning. Perhaps it will be enough for a few days, for example, to pass the exam. Unless, of course, the lecturer asks to explain what you mean by ablation and what are the signs in the very chromosomal aberrations of the first ticket.

The brain remembers the great words related associative. Strange combinations of letters, he also throws like garbage, not wanting to spend time on them.

For this reason, most people hardly teach foreign languages. Strange-sounding word is not brought to mind family pictures and clear heart.

Therefore, to better remember, you must first understand and understand all the new terms. Try to feel the word and link it to the imagination with familiar concepts.

2. Think of association

Availability of fantasy - one of the most powerful tools for storing information. Mnemonics considerably facilitate the process of learning the important reports, presentations, texts, including in foreign languages ​​at the expense of artificial associations.

Take the word "Monday". Which frames run on your home screen? It can be morning, terrible traffic jams on the road, thought throbbing in the head, a day in the calendar, diary page from childhood or buzzing office anthill. And what do you see?

To associative links turned out strong and durable, you can use the rule of five fingers. Each finger binds its association filled with whatever content.

Thus, the necessary information is imprinted in your memory immediately at all levels of the senses, that will allow for a long time to use it.

3. Trick magic number 7 ± 2

The well-known American scientist and psychologist George Miller found that short-term human memory can remember and repeat more than 7 ± 2 elements. constant information overload mode reduces this number to 5 ± 2.

Nevertheless, there is an easy way to short-term memory deception laws: the application of the method of stories that involves logic linkage in one chain of separate storing facilities. You can get a funny, fabulous and absolutely impossible in real life story. The main thing is that with it you will be able to remember more than 15 items at a time.

As conceived by the director in the next scene, you have to swim in the pool, to the brim filled with semolina. Yes, just imagine the madness in bright colors. Feel the skin as semolina sticks to your skin. How hard to swim in the warm swill, although the porridge, not too thick. As the air smells of milk, butter and childhood.

4. repeat correctly

Our brain can be programmed - it is a scientific fact. For achieve the goal it is necessary awareness and daily work in the chosen direction. So, if you're determined to you it is very important to learn English for six months, then the brain is tuned to the intensive memorization. But in addition to regular training is important and regular repetition of the material.

Use certain time intervals in order to best memorization: repeat the material immediately after training, then after 15-20 minutes, 6-8 hours (preferably at bedtime), and the last time - in week.

5. Tune

Perhaps there is nothing worse than when a person thinks about themselves in negative terms: "I have never with this not cope", "For me, it is impossible to remember," "I do not get to learn such a complex report." Use only positive statements, programming your brain to work and the result.

Tune in right, tell yourself: "I remember," "I have a good memory. I will remember, "" I'll remember and easy to retell in your own words in two hours. " Customize yourself. Resource state of the brain - your area of ​​responsibility.

Knowing the five secrets of memory, you can learn to remember the really complex and versatile material easily. In addition, there are many interesting and natural to human ways of memory training and securing the necessary storing facilities, which Catherine Dodonova also tells in detail his book.

Enjoy your reading and your excellent memory!

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