Most of us think that we lose memory. But the truth is that we are always lost in one thought process or the other. This pre-occupation in thoughts makes us, sometimes, forget the what
we just had. This can be termed as absent-mindedness.
Same situation In your case!
When you fail to remember something, which you have read, heard or seen and cannot remember despite several efforts then it is called loss of memory power or forgetful-ness.
Memory power, this can be increased by doing Yoga.
Well, no one has a perfect memory; everyone forgets things every day. Forgetting dates or names, misplacing keys and missing birthdays occasionally is not unusual. However, when your memory fails you once too often, it spells great trouble.
Forgetfulness strikes in the workplace too. Some forget to pass on messages or cannot remember what they have to do while others forget deadlines or responsibilities. Such memory pitfalls create frustration and can be quite embarrassing too. He/she is jovially branded as Mr. or Ms. Forgetful, and becomes the butt of office jokes
Wendi Eldh, a communications trainer who teaches memory skills, says, `We don't forget, we just have not learned it in the first place'. She stresses that it is possible to strengthen memory by training the brain to remember things. Here are a few practical and proactive memory aids that work:
Set reminders or alarms about when to make a phone call or leave for a meeting.
Prepare regular agendas listing deadlines, things-to-do and projects to-be-completed. This will be handy in keeping track of tasks and events. But, do check the agenda regularly.
Or, use a buddy system to have someone remind you of announcements or work to be done.
Writing down reinforces things one is trying to remember. So, take notes of important instructions if you have difficulty in recalling them later.
Live by the rule - `When interrupted, immediately right down what you were doing'. Jotting down on `sticky notes' and keeping them in highly visible places will jog the memory.
Regular reading, learning and mental challenges like puzzles, crosswords, etc. keep the brain stimulated. As doctors advise `Simple mathematical calculations and saying things out loud activate the brain, particularly the prefrontal cortex which governs cognition, emotion and memory, and enables the maintenance and improvement of the brain function.'
Using methods like `radiant thinking' or `mind mapping' to assign intense visual images for tasks or things will overcome mental blocks and enhance retentiveness.
Mnemonics is another system that uses a form of words of letters to memorise important information.
Learning courses with important skills and strategies to trigger the memory can also help.
Apply these memory enhancers and within no time you will be the one who always reminds others!
