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1. Editor's Note
Perhaps you have noticed that we didn't send out the eZine on monday last week.
I had to change the schedule for delivery. I'm gonna send out the eZine 2 times a mounth.
Thanks for your patience and understanding!
Your email messages keep arriving, and we're grateful. Your support of my eZine
has been extremely encouraging, and I appreciate your comments.
Your messages help to increase the quality of the eZine.
2. Quote of the Week
There is only one rule for being a good talker - learn to listen.
- Christopher Morley
3. 4 Memory Principles
Below is a list of memory or learning principles with a brief definition of each.
Making an Effort to Remember
Interest--In order to remember something thoroughly, you must be interested in it. You must have a reason to learn it.
Intent to Remember has much to do with whether you remember something or not. A key factor to remembering is having a positive attitude that you will remember.
Basic Background--Your understanding of new materials depends to a great degree on how much you already know about the subject. The more you increase your basic knowledge, the easier it is to build new knowledge on this background.
Controlling the Amount and Form
Selectivity-You must determine what is most important and select those parts to study and learn.
Meaningful Organization--You can learn and remember better if you can group ideas into some sort of meaningful categories or groups.
Strengthening Neural Connections
Recitation--Saying ideas aloud in your own words is probably the most powerful tool you have to transfer information from short-term to long-term memory.
Mental Visualization--Another powerful memory principle is making a mental picture of what needs to be remembered. By visualizing, you use an entirely different part of the brain than you did by reading or listening.
Association--Memory is increased when facts to be learned are associated with something familiar to you.
Giving Time For Connections to Set
Consolidation--Your brain must have time for new information to soak in. When you make a list or review your notes right after class, you are using the principle of consolidation.
Distributed Practice--A series of shorter study sessions distributed over several days is preferable to fewer but longer study sessions.
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4. Questions and Answers
Ishan asks:
Ur newsletters are awesome...I just wanted to know how I could improve my memory. Some exercises and stuff...
A good way to keep your brain in top condition is to give it a daily workout. Here are 5 ways help keep your memory energized!
1. Tackle a newspaper/magazine crossword puzzle or brain teaser, every day.
2. Memorize your shopping list. Use the first letter of each item as a clue (A for apples, K for ketchup, P for popcorn), so your mental list reads A, K, P and so on. There's no harm in taking an actual list with you for back-up, but its fun to see if you can increase the number on your mental fist with more practice.
3. Play cards or other challenging games, like Scrabble or Balderdash.
4. Turn off the television and go for a walk. The less junk food you feed your mind, the better it works.
5. Take dancing lessons. You not only get exercise and oxygen(!), but the challenge of memorizing dance steps is a great way to keep those brain cells fired up!
For more information, please see this issue.
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mailto:lipsky@hotmail.com
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