When you need to remember your to-do list at work or at home and you don’t have your smartphone or a piece of paper handy, try this memory tip: use your body. Associating a crazy vivid picture of one of your to-do list items with a body part will help you remember that particular item. Use a different body part for each item. See the article below for some great examples. [Read more...]
Bad Memory Game
I’m always on the lookout for a new memory game to add a little variety to your brain training. Today I found one on BrainMetrix.com.
Once you click on the link below and scroll down the page, you’ll come to a set of purple rectangles. When you click “go”, the computer briefly changes one of the purple rectangles into a yellow rectangle. In level 2, two rectangles change, in level 3 three rectangles change, and so on. Sometimes, the same rectangle flashes yellow more than once.
Your task is to make a mental note of which rectangles change. In order to advance to a higher level, you must [Read more...]
Memory Tip: How to Improve Your Memory Power
Making small temporary changes in your environment is an easy method to use if you’re wondering how to improve your memory power. Moving things from their usual location, turning them on their side, putting them on the floor or in front of your door are all examples of making your environment work for you in triggering [Read more...]
Free Matching Games for Adults
Here at ImprovingYourMemoryTechniques.com, we’re always looking for free matching games for adults to help you hone your skills. Today I found a site with matching games that I think you’ll enjoy. As with other good online games, there are [Read more...]
Will My Memory Improve If I Lose Weight? (Video)
Will My Memory Improve If I Lose Weight? I recently found the following video in which Dr. John Gunstad, associate professor of psychology at Kent State University, describes the results of a study he ran 2 years ago in which memory was improved by losing weight. [Read more...]
Memory Tip: How Does Yoga Help Your Mind?
Do you practice yoga? If not, it may be worth getting into — and not just for the physical benefits. Today’s memory tip: How Does Yoga Help Your Mind? is about the benefits of using it when you have a demanding mental load ahead of you. [Read more...]
Memory Tip: How to Remember What You Read
Looking for a memory tip: how to remember what you read? We’re constantly being bombarded with truckloads of information. Is it important to remember everything we read? No, of course not. We tend to filter out the information that isn’t relevant or understandable to us. If necessary, we can usually retrieve it again with a Google search or by accessing an internal intranet at work. Practically speaking, conducting a search isn’t always possible or [Read more...]
Memory Tip: How to Improve Your Memory Using a Memory Palace (Video)
At a recent workshop I conducted, I introduced the Memory Palace technique to my audience. The participants jumped on it immediately and were amazed at what they could recall by the end of the session.
I found a video online that shows you in a simple way how to improve your memory using a memory palace. [Read more...]
Should You Take Gingko to Boost Your Memory and Concentration?
If you’ve been reading this blog for a while, you’ve probably noticed that I have stayed away from discussing and supporting the use of supplements to improve memory function. One study says one thing, another study says something [Read more...]
Video Games Improve Memory
If you’re a crossword puzzle fanatic then listen up. It appears that video games improve memory and other cognitive skills far better than crossword puzzles do. Researcher Fredric Wolinsky at the University of Iowa compared the effects of playing the game Road Tour against playing computerized crossword puzzles and found that video games could turn back as many as 7 years of [Read more...]
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