Mark began to introduce the guest speaker to the listeners, but then stopped for a while. He had forgotten her name.
Perhaps you've had an experience like this. Most people have. But most of them haven't realized that they have a memory problem. Neither do they know a simple but important fact: Memory can be improved. Well, let me show you how.
First, relax. If you are over worried about something, you'll forget it. If you keep telling yourself that your memory is bad, your mind will come to believe it and you won't remember things.
But relaxing isn't enough. To improve your memory, you'll need to take an active role. Like your body, you can make your memory strong through exercise. Look for opportunities to exercise your memory. For example, if you're learning a language, try to actively remember a lot of new words.
If you don't take notice of things actively, you won't remember them. So, you can make pictures of what you see in your mind every day. For example, don't just put your keys down! If you want to find them again, make a mind picture of the place where you're putting them.
