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Let's say you have a passion for salads in different varieties.
Because of this, you developed the skill of preparing them by
yourself. So every time you crave for salad, you check the
ingredients you have at home.
You commit to memory the ingredients you need to buy; but while
doing this, your partner asks you to buy a thing or two since
you're going to the supermarket anyway.
If your attention is focused on the salad ingredients, it's most
likely that you'll miss out buying the thing your spouse asked
you to buy.
Or if your attention switched to your wife's request, you may
miss an ingredient or two for the salad. If nothing is missed on
either one, then you have good memory coordination.
But let's say you overlooked a thing or two, it's likely that
the thing you missed was never committed to memory in the first
place. Find out the possible reasons why information is not
committed to memory and how to overcome these predicaments.
Do you get distracted easily? Distraction is one of the most
common reasons why information is not committed to memory. When
a loud or startling sound, a foul smell, TV or video game noise,
or any other external forces overwhelm incoming information,
then it's likely that you will not pick up the information for
memory storage.
Only one solution is at hand. Shift your concentration to the
information by getting away from all the distractions, or by
taking these diversions away from you.
On the other hand, if your concentration is focused on something
that interests you, new information can't get through you. This
may seem like a plus factor to memory retention but the problem
here is that new information which may be important at the
moment will not find its way through your memory.
Take for example, you are concentrating deeply on a set of
jewelry which you want to buy for your spouse during a special
occasion. Since the price is too expensive, you're contemplating
on how you can acquire the jewelry without draining your pocket.
Just outside the jewelry shop, an old friend sees you and calls
your name; but somehow you can't or don't hear it. The shop
attendant has to intercede so you can snap out of your
concentration.
Technically, there seems to be nothing wrong with keeping focus
on something, except that the focus may get rooted too deep
(much like a trance) that you somehow tend to forget the outside
world. To correct it, practice gradually shifting to a slightly
shallow state of concentration.
This may take some time. Always keep in mind an attitude to stay
alert.
Get motivated and interested. If something unimportant is called
to your attention, it is likely that you don't concentrate on
it, much less remember it. However, there may be some things
that may not interest you but nonetheless important, so it is
best to keep motivated. What may seem unimportant at the instant
the information is available may become important later.
Besides, it is one way to boost your memory capability. It is an
exercise for the memory bank of your brain.
Stress is almost always a culprit whenever the subject is
inclined to shortfalls in memory retention. With emotional or
physical stress, your performance with regards to memory is
reduced.
You may have come across instances when you tried your best to
remember something (a name, place, or date) but actually can
not; it's at the tip-of-the-tongue. Some theorized this syndrome
occurs more with age. Others say the brain dumps memory
information anywhere within itself. It gets disorganized. When
we need to retrieve something, it's like going through a file of
assorted information.
Whatever the reason may be, the real cause of the syndrome is
stress. The harder you try (even if you snap your fingers
incessantly), the less likely you'll remember it. This makes it
more frustrating.
The way to handle it is to find relief from your stress through
relaxation. Once you're relaxed, the missing words will just pop
out of your mind without any effort.
To relax, try deep breathing exercises. Inhale slowly through
the nose, hold it for a while and exhale fast (as if blowing
balloon) through the mouth. This is probably the reason why our
mouth is bigger than our nostrils.
About the author:
Memory is like a muscle - the more it is used, the better it
gets; and the more it is neglected, the worse it gets. How to
easily remember names, faces, numbers, events, and almost any
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