There are lots of things you can do to improve your memory and mental performance.
1.- When you exercise the body ,you exercise the brain .
2.- Improve your meaning by sleeping on it.
3.-Make time for friends and fun.
4.- Healthy relationships :The ultimate memory booster .( Relationships stimulate our brain ,in fact,interacting with other may be the best kind of brain exercise.
5.- Laughter is good for your brain.
6.- Keep stress in check.(do a lot of meditation)
7.- Eat a brain -boosting diet.
We probably already know that a diet based on fruits,vegetables,whole grains, "healthy fats "(such as olive oil,nuts,fish) and lean protein will provide lots of health benefits.
*Use mnemonic devices to make memorization easier.
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Visual image – Associate a visual image with a word or name to help you remember them better. Positive, pleasant images that are vivid, colorful, and three-dimensional will be easier to remember.
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To remember the name Rosa Parks and what she’s known for, picture a woman sitting on a park bench surrounded by roses, waiting as her bus pulls up.
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Acrostic (or sentence) - Make up a sentence in which the first letter of each word is part of or represents the initial of what you want to remember.
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The sentence “Every good boy does fine” to memorize the lines of the treble clef, representing the notes E, G, B, D, and F.
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Acronym – An acronym is a word that is made up by taking the first letters of all the key words or ideas you need to remember and creating a new word out of them.
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The word “HOMES” to remember the names of the Great Lakes: Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, and Superior.
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Rhymes and alliteration - Rhymes, alliteration (a repeating sound or syllable), and even jokes are a memorable way to remember more mundane facts and figures.
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The rhyme “Thirty days hath September, April, June, and November” to remember the months of the year with only 30 days in them.
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Chunking – Chunking breaks a long list of numbers or other types of information into smaller, more manageable chunks.
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Remembering a 10-digit phone number by breaking it down into three sets of numbers: 555-867-5309 (as opposed to5558675309).
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Method of loci – Imagine placing the items you want to remember along a route you know well or in specific locations in a familiar room or building.
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For a shopping list, imagine bananas in the entryway to your home, a puddle of milk in the middle of the sofa, eggs going up the stairs, and bread on your bed.
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