1-Take an interest-make an effort:
We all remember the things we are interested in and forget the ones that bore us. Take an active interest in what you want to remember and focus on it consciously.
2- Repeat things:
Repeating thing is the best way to remember things for a short time, e.g. remembering a phone number for a few seconds. 'chunking' or 'grouping' numbers helps you to remember them.
3- Form a mental picture
Another way to make something more memorable is to think about something visual associated with it. Form a mental picture, and the stranger the picture the better you will remember it!
4- Invent a story:
To remember long lists, try inventing a story wich includes all the items you want to remember.
5- Organize your ideas:
If we organize what we know in a logical way then when we learn more about that subject we understand that better, and so add to our knowledge more easily. Make well-organized notes. Be sure things are clear in your mind. If not, ask questions until you understand!
6- Listen to Mozart:
Many experts believe that listening to classical music, especially Mozart, helps people to organize their ideas moreclearly and so improves their memory.
7- Take mental exercise:
If you do not want to lose your memory as you get older you need to keep your brain fit, just like your body. Logic puzzles, crosswords and mental arithmetic are all good 'mental aerobics'.
8- Take physical exercise:
It would increases your heart rate and send more oxygen to your brain, and that makes your memory work better.
9- Eat right things:
Scientist have discovered that the fats found in fish like sardine and salmonhelp to improve the memory. Vitamins C and E ( found in fruits like oranges, strawberries and red grapes) and vitamin B ( found in lean meat) are all good 'brain food', too.
10- Drink coffee:
Caffeine may be too good for you, but like exercise, it increases your heart rate and sends more oxygen to your brain. And if you don’t like coffee, don’t worry-experts believe that chewing gum has the same effect!
Source: NEW CUTTING EDGE Intermediate level by Sarah Cunningham and Peter Moore
