You admire the guy at work who has a photographic memory, or maybe, a friend who never forgets a name. Or maybe you’re sick and tired of always trying to match the correct face to the right name. Not only is intelligence important in getting ahead in life, our memory is also essesntial, and the ability to use it right!
Below are 5 great tips to having a photographic memory. Then you can gain the admiration of your colleagues, and you will be able to impress others with your fast remembering abilities. Enhancing your brain and memory capacity is absolutely simple with these tips!
1) Be Discerning
You must have the knowledge to differentiate what is important from what is not. We have all kinds of information around us, be it yesterday’s dinner conversation or the news today. It is experienced via sight and sound, and you are exposed to it all the time. It is easy to get carried away, what is often referred to as information overload. The ability to attain knowledge, differentiate what is related to you, and keep that information is the crux to success! Make for yourself an event tree, and make sure you focus on what knowledge you require. This will protect yourself from distractions due to curiosity and keep you focused on the topic at hand.
2) Choose a location wisely
If you cannot focus, you cannot learn. Simply because the information that you have acquired stays in the short term memory for only a very short period of time, and if you are not be able to keep it in your long term memory you will lose the memory of that particular information you need. Choosing a location is of great importance to this. If one is unable to concentrate in a noisy place, avoid doing your work in areas with a crowd such as the local café. Instead, pick a quite corner in the library where you are unlikely to be disturbed.
3) Visualization and Association
This is a method that is often overlooked due to its simplicity. However, that’s what makes it so special! It is simple to pick up, and it works without fail. This is very useful if you need to remember facts and details, and our brain is able to recall images better than words. However, information comes in the form of words on paper most of the time. Using the V&A method, you can convert the words into pictures, or into simpler words that will ensure that you never have trouble recalling it. This method builds on
information already stored in our long term memory, making it easier to transfer the new information from the short term to the long term memory.
4) Practice sharpening your mind
This can be done by using flashcards or drilling basic math everyday. The ease of calculators in doing our work has made our brains to work less, and some adults find it difficult to do simple additions or multiplications. Simple math drills will help you keep your mind active and alert, and math is also a basic logical process which with practice, will ensure that your mind is constantly sharp and active.
5) Take Simple Tests
Do not try to learn new information just by reading the textbook, or relegating it to rote memorization. By testing yourself or taking simple tests, you will be forced to apply the knowledge that you have read. This will etch the knowledge more deeply into your memory, and will help you in not just being able to recall the information, but also in your application of it.
Whilst many have been told to use repetition to help themselves remember, you will find that the above 5 tips will help you do without that tedious process, and save you a lot of time. Developing a photographic memory has never been easier with these 5 tips!
