Harvard University shares 7 tips to keep your memory sharp at any age
The ability to remember things gets tougher as we grow older. To help you remember things easily, Harvard University has come up with seven tips to keep your memory sharp at any age.
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Keep Learning: Experts think that advanced education may help keep memory strong by getting people into the habit of being mentally active. Keep learning new things to challenge your brain and absorb new information.
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Use all your senses: The more senses you use in learning something, the more of your brain will be involved in retaining the memory. One of the best ways to remember something using your brain is through smell.
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Believe in yourself: Make yourself believe that you can remember something easily. Positive thoughts about memory preservation work for all age groups. If you believe you can improve and translate that belief into practice, you have a better chance of keeping your mind sharp.
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Economize your brain use: Calendars and planners, maps, shopping lists, file folders, and address books can help keep routine information accessible. Try keeping things in their designated place to remember them easily.
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Repeat what you want to know: When you want to remember something you've just heard, read, or thought about, repeat it aloud or write it down. That way, you reinforce the memory or connection.
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Space it out: Repetition is most potent as a learning tool when it's properly timed. If you want to remember something give yourself space to remember it by repeating it at timely intervals like hourly, daily, weekly or monthly.
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Make a mnemonic: This is a creative way to remember lists. Use words, sentences, or poems to remember a rule, name, etc. Rhyming words can also be used as a mnemonic to learn and recall information without much hassle.