Is good memory a miracle or application of proper memorizing strategies

I believe you can find the answer in the title of the article. Good memory is not a miracle, but knowledge of how to use your mind to remember what you want to remember. Most of us were taught to remember things by means of repetition. This methods works, but it is probably one of the worst ways of training your memory, because only one facet of our mind is used and that is remembering by hearing things. For those whose main way of remembering is audio way it is a good strategy, but it is really not good for the rest of us.

There are quite a lot of people who have proved that it is possible to remember thousands of names, addresses, streets, telephone numbers, items on your shopping lists in a very short period of time. Those people used mnemonic techniques and changed understanding of humanity about memory training. I hope you have heard about world memory champion Dominic O’Brien who can remember around fifty decks of cards. And he says that he does not have some exceptional photographic memory but achieved these tremendous results by practicing mnemonic techniques on a daily basis.

When I tried those I saw that I can remember a lot of items on my shopping list too and memorize other things much better than I used to. The best way to start improving your memory is to use your imagination which will tremendously help you to attain and keep good memory. Instead of simply repeating items on your list for yourself audibly you can start placing those objects in your mind (having defined a route which you want to go) in an order you would feel comfortable with and use your sense of humor in order for those images to sink better into your long term memory.

You can imagine thirty places that could start with your house and lead to the nearest shop. Have a special object at each stop (stone, pillar, statue, old car, container and etc.) and try to employ some famous people or funny character like Shrek or Panda and try to connect those characters with the items that you have to remember.

I know that it might seem difficult in the beginning, but if you are really interested in the subject I would recommend visiting my blog: memory improvement tips and reading material there that will help you to understand better what I mean by this article. I would recommend reading about Roman room method and also memory quotes and sayings. Hope to see you on the blog.