Best Ways to Remember Anything Easily
How to Remember Anything Easily:
Have you forgot easily anything? Then no problem read
this technique it helps you. It can be so frustrating, annoying and humiliating
when you do not remember something that you have studied for days or something
that you thought of a few hours ago.
Whether you are studying and need to remember Newton’s
laws of motion or whether you are going to the grocery store and need to
remember which foods to buy, I’m going to give you a simple secret to remember
anything you want very easily.
It is far easier to remember something by association
than it is by just cramming it into your head. An image, a sound, a smell, a
taste or a touch are helpful ways of remembering something. When you hear
certain songs on the radio, I am sure that you have certain memories attached
to them. When you smell a certain perfume, I am certain it makes you think of
somebody. This is how our brains work, they associate senses with information.
NLP (short for neuro linguistic programming) is a form of
hypnosis that can be used to ‘anchor‘ ideas/emotions/information to an action
or thing. Okay, that sounds complicated. Let me explain:
The term ‘anchor‘ means to make permanent, to engrave it
into your memory. (Just like a boat uses an anchor to stay in one position).
While many ‘anchors’ occur naturally, (like the example of perfume and songs on
the radio I mentioned above), with knowledge of NLP you can consciously create
anchors for anything you want.
I am not an expert on NLP and am not going to give you
exact processes how to create anchors for yourself. However, I find it to be a
very interesting subject and it is definitely worth buying a book about. (Read
more about NLP on Wikipedia).
I spent some time with NLP a few years back, and I
created an anchor after having a really good night that I always wanted to
remember.
The anchor I created was a firm squeeze on my left
inner-elbow and up to this very day, whenever I squeeze my left inner elbow I
immediately think back to that night and relive it very clearly. I’m honestly
not making that up and I find it incredible that NLP can actually do things
like that. Mind-blowing!
I learnt about this method from a friend a few years ago.
It is very easy to learn and it can really help you to remember something very
quickly and for a very long time.
I mentioned ealier that we remember things easily if we
associate them with something. This will make you understand why the following
method is so effective.
Let’s take an example of meeting someone for the first
time over coffee. You do not know anything about each other but you want to get
to know each other and have a fun conversation. I don’t know about you, but
often I don’t even remember someone’s name the first time I hear it.
Here is how to make sure you remember alot about someone
or something from the very moment they start to give you information:
Attach Imaginary Strings
• As the
other person is talking to you, you are going to attach imaginary strings with
different objects for different pieces of information. Where you choose to
attach the strings is up to you, but I like to keep them in sight, usually to
the tops of people’s shoulders.
• To each
string you will attach an imaginary object that relates to the information you
want to remember about someone or something. Let’s say that the other person
mentions that they like to travel – attach an imaginary aeroplane to a string
from their shoulder. Let’s say that the other person tells you they have been
playing guitar professionally for years – attach an imaginary guitar to another
string from their shoulder.
• As you
learn more about the other person and have more things you want to remember
about them, you keep adding strings to their shoulders with objects related to
the information you want to remember.
• Since you
chose the objects to attach to the person’s shoulders, you will very easily be
able to remember them. Think how much easier it is to remember ‘plane, guitar,
sushi, bmw, laptop, Eiffel Tower‘ than is is to remember:
‘He worked in a BMW dealership for 5 years. He travelled
overseas twice a year and his favorite place to go is the Eiffel Tower. He has
climed it nearly 20 times with his wife. He usually goes for conferences with
business men and they always end up eating sushi, he doesn’t mind it but is not
particularly fond of it either. When he was younger he played guitar in a band
and performed at concerts multiple times.
• If you know your
way on a computer, the ‘strings’ method is almost like organising your data in
folders. Instead of having one folder where all the information is put
together, mixed up and difficult to find, you create folders for each type of
information. All you have to do is remember the folders. Once you access a
certain folder your brain will remember what is in that folder. This way, you
can remember much more and remember it alot quicker than you can by memorising
it in a list or sentence style format.
The two useful techniques I have listed for memory
improvement and easy-remembering are Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) and the
‘strings’ method.
• NLP uses
a process to anchor information or a memory to a certain
action/image/smell/sound etc. NLP anchors can last for years if not a lifetime.
While it takes a bit longer to learn, it may be very worth your while.
•The
‘strings’ method allows anyone to remember lots of different things very
quickly by attaching imaginary strings with associated objects to the person or
thing that you are trying to remember things about. After reading this post you
should be able to apply the ‘strings’ method already.
By the way, you can apply the strings method to anything
you want. If you use it for an exam or interview, just attach the imaginary
strings to the end of your pencil or your watch or whatever you will have in
your sight at the time.
Try it out and let me know if you notice a difference in
remembering something. Is it quicker and easier than before?
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