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Learning: Memory: Boost: Method: Which cognitive methods to use to possibly boost your memory?

May 2nd, 2008 07:24
Knud van Eeden, Sakir Ali,

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--- Knud van Eeden --- 25 January 2005 - 09:54 pm --------------------

Learning: Memory: Boost: Method: Which cognitive methods to use to 
possibly boost your memory?

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 1. -Use all types of memory

     There exist 3 types of memory

      1. -Short-term memory

          1. -Organize your information in chunks

              1. -Concatenate information

          2. -Other

      2. -Long-term memory

          1. -Memorize methods

              1. -Use word linking, using absurd examples

              2. -Use the loci method

              3. -Other

          2. -Repeat the information

              1. -Repetition moves information from short memory
                  locations (e.g. the hippocampus) to long term memory
                  locations (e.g. the cortex)

          3. -Use other means to support your memory

              1. -Write things as much down

                  1. -On paper (paper can be seen as a long term
                      memory).

                  2. -On your computer (your file can also be seen as
                      long term memory)

          4. -Other

      3. -Sensory memory

          1. -Use all your senses

              1. -Memorize using colours

              2. -Memorize using your haptic (feel) system

              3. -Memorize using your audio (hearing) system

              3. -Memorize using your smell (olfactory) system

              4. -Other

 3. -Use strategy

     1. -To solve problems work with a rigid solution path structure,
         which is easy to remember (e.g. using the George Polya method)

         1. -Ask yourself always questions when you have to solve
         problems:

             1. -What is given? (what is the question, what are the
                 known data, ...)

             2. -What are the methods to use?

             3. -How will I solve it?

             4. -Other

         2. -Always try to work systematically, with fixed structures,
             so reducing the amount of structures you have to work with

             1. -Classify your information

                 1. -Hierarchical

                 2. -Other

             2. -Fix the location of your information

             3. -Other

     2. -Use the Internet as your always there guide, if memory has to
         be boosted (e.g. you remember only one URL, say

          http://www.google.com,

         or

          http://www.dogpile.com

         where you almost always can find the answer to most
         questions).

     3. -Other

 4. -Other

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Internet: see also:

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Memory
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memory

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Master memories are made not born
http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn3181

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Learning: Link: Overview: Can you give an overview of links?
http://www.faqts.com/knowledge_base/view.phtml/aid/33510/fid/1741

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