We all remember the things we are interested in, and always forget the ones that bore us. This explains the reason why schoolboys remember football results easily but struggle(挣扎) with dates from their history lessons! Develop an active interest in what you want to remember.
Repeating things in chunks is the best way to remember things for a short time. For example, remember a phone number for a few seconds. Grouping numbers may help you to remember them. The following numbers would be impossible for most of us to remember: 1492178919318483.
To remember long lists, try inventing a story which includes all the things you want to remember. In experiments, people were asked to remember up to 120 words using this way. When they were tested later, they could remember about 90% of them.
Physical exercise is important for your memory, because it increases your heart rate(心率) and sends more oxygen(氧气) to your brain, and that makes your memory work better. Exercise also lowers stress. As we know, too much pressure is very bad for the memory.
A. Invent a story. B. Take physical exercise. C. Take an interest. D. Repeat things in chunks(块). |
