Memory Tip #4: Learn From CONTEXT
Context, especially in language learning, is fundamental to memorizing words and phrases. Luca Lampariello, a well-known polyglot with a popular YouTube channel who speaks over 10 languages, puts it...
View ArticleMemory Tip #5: Use Visualization Techniques
Visualization techniques are the bedrock of memorable mnemonics, and they are what memory experts use when memorizing long strings of numbers, people’s names, or lists of words in competitions (yes...
View ArticleMemory Tip #6: Repeat, Repeat, and Review
If you’ve read the previous tips on memory I’ve given so far, I hope you understand by now that rote memorization is not the way to go. Believe me, it just doesn’t work. That is not to say that...
View ArticleMemory Tip #7: Deal with Material That You Can Understand For The Most Part
When we learn new information, not only do we have to repeat and review it in order to remember it better, as we have seen in Tip #6 on improving memory, but we also have to understand that information...
View ArticleMemory Tip #8: Make Associations And Analogies; Connect Newly Acquired...
“Creativity is, in a sense, future memory.” Tony Buzan Mnemosyne, the personification of memory in Greek mythology, was the daughter of Gaia (goddess of Earth) and Uranus (god of the sky) and, quite...
View ArticleMemoryTip #9: Get The [Language] On Your Tongue; Read Loudly, Repeat The Sounds
The place where the majority of us did most of our formal learning is school. Here, I want you to try and remember specific classes that you have taken while in middle school or high school. Next,...
View ArticleMemory Tip #10: Eat Healthily And Exercise To Keep Your Mind Sharp
You’ve probably heard the truism “healthy body, healthy mind” before. Sounds familiar, right? Well, the thing is, just as with all the other parts of your body, to be healthy your brain needs you to...
View ArticleMemory Tip #11: Learn Through Music
Song is the ultimate structuring device for language. In fact, if you’ve ever learned musical theory, or learned to play an instrument, you will have most likely noticed the striking similarities...
View ArticleMemory Tip #12: Divide Your Time In Short Bursts Of Study
This is the twelfth and last tip on my “Twelve Awesome Ways To Drastically Improve Your Memory” series. If you’ve followed all along, I hope you’ve found something useful out of my writing and that...
View ArticleSo… Keep This In Mind If You’re Serious About Memory
So, that’s it friends! We’ve gone through 12 amazing tips to improve your memory, and believe me, perfecting any single skill out of all those I mentioned will already make a big difference in your...
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