The Nature of Memory

When you hear a number or a name, do you have to repeat 
it to yourself over and over and over to remember it? If so, 
you're know that this is not the most efficient way to 
memorize. This is because repetition is only one of the
 things which causes your mind to remember a piece of 
information.
 
   People recall information which is repeated, because
the  brain considers it to be more relevant. It's that
simple. Considering this, it ought to be easy to memorize 
information quickly if you can just find a quicker way of 
letting your mind know that information is relevant.
 
   Three Ways to Make Information Relevant
 
   1. Emotional Context
 
   The first way to make information more relevant is by
embellishing it with a richer emotional context. If your 
mind is a powerful emotional context to associate with a 
piece of information, it is more likely to remember it. 
How can you put a piece of information into a richer 
context?
 
   By simply adding additional sensory stimuli to it: 
auditory, visual or tactile (feeling and 
motion based).
 
   For example, if you simply hear the piece of 
information, you are only stimulating the auditory portion 
of your brain. But if you take the time to write down the 
information that you want to remember, and if you look at 
it and read it out loud, you'll stimulate the visual and 
tactile parts of your brain as well.
 
   This will make you more likely to remember the 
information. If you're looking for an example of this, 
just think about how much quicker you memorize a phone 
number if you dial it a few times instead of simply 
listening to it.
 
   TIP: The next time you want to memorize something,  sit
down and physically write it out a few times. Then 
practice speaking it aloud a few times, with some emotion 
in your voice. This will give it a visual, auditory and
hands-on context.
 
   2. Supporting Information
 
   Information is more likely to be considered relevant 
by your brain if it is attached to other supporting 
information. This is because your mind recognizes the 
information as being a part of a larger concept and 
therefore more relevant. For example, it's much easier to
remember words if you hear them sung than if you hear 
them spoke. This is because the melody and rhythm of the 
song provides the lyrics with supporting information.
 
   You can also remember people's names easier if you 
also find out things like where they are from or what 
they do for a living.
 
   TIP: the next time you memorize a piece of information,
either put it to music or learn some other supporting 
information to go with it. For example, the next time you 
meet someone, ask them where they're from and memorize 
their name as "Mark from Tampa" instead of just "Mark."
 
   3. Take Ownership of Information
 
   The next time you want to remember a piece of 
information, sit down and write out a description of why 
the information is important to you. This is especially 
effective when you learn something from a book, such as 
a quote or a concept. For example, if you come across a 
quote that you really like, write a paragraph about it  or
relate it to another quote that you like. This will help
you to take ownership of the information by  developing
your own thought process around it.
 
   TIP: Start keeping a book of important quotes and 
concepts that you want to remember, and get into the habit
of reading a few pages out of it every morning.
 
   What if you have been stuck within the 5-sense prison
of your mind?  Read how to unlock the true nature of
universal laws:
 
   http://www.the-secret-dvd.net/go/revolutioniz.html
 
Mike David  
Editor, 
http://www.the-secret-dvd.net

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