MEMORY TRAINING

MEMORY TRAINING                                           

All faculties stay alert, so long as they are put to use. Memory is no different in requirement. So, in our ability to recall any information, we have to basically understand as to what the item relates to and gather the relevant details at least once. Without making use of memory, precious little can be profitably utilized. Yes, like a gadget, memory needs to be used, if retrieval should be quick and timely.

 Memory training involves understanding the relations between happenings or situations. It is a step of ‘linking’ happenings. For this, all humans are enough equipped; but, those who have trained themselves to connect ideas enjoy the freedom of alert judgment.

Memory training should be integrated to day-to-day functioning. The best effect can be had from practising the steps of ‘retaining by understanding’, instead of by memorizing. Memorizing may help retaining the “form” of the information; memory training helps to recognize the “content” of the information. [The difference between them is parallel to that of ‘knowing’ a word and knowing the ‘meaning’ of the word. It is the ‘meaning’ that helps usage].

‘Training’ in this case relates to repeatedly applying a word[s] to the right context and habituating the mind to use those words wherever possible. Over a time, words of near effect get infused into the person’s vocabulary.

A trained mind readily throws up right words best suited for the occasion. The best to do is- ‘recalling’ the word and meaning till the two get registered. In this act, what matters is the determination and not the age of the person.  Memory training is a powerful exercise that helps the individual in making contributory efforts.

Being a mental exercise, it does not demand physical effort or expenditure. The simplest and the most effective way of memory training is to ‘carefully listen to or receive the information’ with rapt attention. Thereafter, the act of training one’s memory turns a simpler routine. Nothing can substitute keen observation while learning something from any source. Staying alert to happenings around, is a natural way of cultivating all the vital elements of memory training.

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