Tips on Learning

Rubik's Cube

 
A focused mind is one of the most powerful forces in the Universe.
-Swami Vivekananda

Memorizing Tips

• Recollection - 24 hours. (Repetition)
• Association : associate yourself with the idea, you are trying to learn
• Reflection : reflect continuously
• Visualization : visualize the thing you want to learn, its very effective
• Exaggeration / humor : make learning fun.
• Use all “senses”
• Repeat, Repeat, Repeat (three times)
• Information chunking – Break into small pieces
• Too much is bad – avoid learning too much at any one time…!
• Organize your material – re arrange as you like.
• Be determined to remember
• Give time
• Learn where you want – Place
• Say things out loud … watch your neighbours..!
• Be determined to remember – It is not genetic…!

When, after all this hard work on memory, you still forget some things, don't be hard on yourself.
Realize that everyone is in the same boat and take a minute to think of all the millions of things you do remember…!
The man who thinks over his experiences most and weaves them into systematic relations with each other will be the one with the best memory.-William James

Remembering People:

• Say no to "I cannot remember people's names."  
• decide that you want to remember.
• Make sure you hear the name clearly. Ask again..
• Try to use the name in your first conversation.
• Recollect the name during the next few minutes
• Find out more about the person
• Over the next few days, recollect again.
• Go over the names again at decreasing intervals,
• But keep your notes/address book just in case..!

'use it or lose it' applies to brain power just as much as muscle power…!

Do not loose your brain…!

• It is very easy to become mentally lazy.
• We may feel as busy as ever, and not notice that we are doing unchallenging mental tasks.
• We relish the slower pace but we pay a heavy price for it in decreasing mental agility.
• Mental degeneration…!

Waking up your brain can be fun!

• Evening classes in a new subject, hobby.
• Additional/new responsibilities, new challenges in the work, home or in social life.
• Lateral thinking games crosswords, chess or bridge, logic puzzles.
• Sharing your new activity with others.
• making new friends and remembering.