Improve Your Memory Power E-Book

Varinder Aggarwal 'Viren'

• Herausgeber: V&S Publishers
• Kategorie: Ratgeber
• Sprache: Englisch
• Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2018

Seitenzahl: 181

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A simple and effective course to sharpen your memory in 30 days

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Improve Your Memory Power

A Simple & Effective Course to Sharpen your Memory in just 30 days!

Varinder Aggarwal ‘Viren’

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Publisher’s Note

We, as V&S publishers are known for Self-Help and Self-Improvement books besides Children Books, Science Encyclopaedia, Storybooks, Dictionaries, Computer, Marketing and Management books and various other books on General Knowledge, Current Affairs, Books for Competitive Examinations, Quiz books, etc., both in English and Hindi comprising about 350 titles. In line with all these books, we are glad to publish yet another masterpiece called Improve Your Memory Power in the Self-Help and Self-Improvement Category.

The book will immensely benefit all its readers, particularly the school and college students who study and strive hard to excel in their examinations for a bright future ahead! There are various tips for each day in the form of separate chapters in the book that deal exhaustively with the very many ways by which one can develop and improve one’s memory, observation, concentration, reasoning and analysing powers. It’s basically a 30-day programme in which the author guarantees a sure development and improvement in one’s memory and an overall growth and development of the mind and body.

At the end of each chapter, there’s a brief paragraph named Advice that guides the readers about how to read the chapter, what are the salient features of the chapter and how will it practically help in improving and sharpening one’s memory? At the end of the first page of each chapter, there is a small box containing Today’s Date. This is a column that has to be filled by the Reader with a Pencil mentioning the date when he/she read the chapter.

The aim is basically to keep a note of the developments and transformations in the reader’s mind, behavioural patterns and his entire personality as he proceeds reading one after the other chapters completing all the 30 in 30 days. For this, the chapters have been kept precise and interesting written in a simple and lucid language. Hope you enjoy reading, learning and improving the faculties of your brain with an outstanding memory!

Contents

Publisher’s Note

Know Your Mind

Prepare Yourself for the Memory Improvement Program

Observation, Reasoning and Analysis

Develop Good Learning

Develop Your Observation Power Part - I

Develop Your Observation Power Part - II

Practice Session - 1

Develop Your Observation Power Part - III

Develop Your Observation Power Part - IV

Develop your Imagination Part - I

Develop your Imagination Part - II

Improve Your Decision-Making Power

Improve Your Concentration Part - 1

Improve Your ConcentrationPart - II

Practice Session - II

What is Memory?

How to Overcome ‘Forgetting’?

Improve Your Memory Part - I

Improve Your Memory Part - II

Code Language

Tips for Students

How to Cope with the Pressure of Studies?

Practice Session - III

Meditation - The Key to Success

Preparation of Notes

Time Management

Develop Interest in Studies

Thinking Positive & Self-Confidence

Days of Preparation before Examination

How to be Meritorious?

Easy Tips from the Author

D A Y 1

Know Your Mind

To begin with the improvement of your memory power, first it is important to know the power of your mind and what all it can do for you. What capacity and strength you already possess and how you can develop it further for much greater achievements. In this chapter, we will discuss the working system of the mind only and not its hardware, that is the brain, or its mechanical setup. It is not of much relevance here.

Human mind is like a rubber-band. The more you use it or the more you stretch it, the sharper and the more capable it becomes to store and analyse greater amounts of information. On the other hand, if you do not use it or let it just idle away, then it becomes highly frustrated, demotivated and useless for ever. And the situation gets worse with the increase in age. Gradually, the thinking, the storing and the analytical abilities subside making the person confused, mentally sick and a liability for all.

The mind has to be trained on a continuous basis to keep it active and in a good working condition so that it keeps delivering the way we want it to. Positive thoughts and new ideas is the ideal food for it. In this way, it remains happy and also keeps the whole functioning of the body at optimum levels.

A positive attitude develops from a strong belief in yourself, your capabilities and your past experiences. Aging of your brain depends directly on your attitude as well as the way of your thinking in day-to-day life. If you remain happy and tension-free for most of your life, then your brain will be more young and healthy even in the older stages of your life. Hence, your mental energies will function like a young adult. It means thinking more clearly, learning and recalling faster, always.

A promise is required from you to yourself today. A dedicated and serious effort from your side is to be applied to the methods suggested in this book. No stress or any kind of worries is required at all. Good results can be obtained only when calmness and patience is observed. Though results will vary from person to person, hence, there should be no competition or copying. You can always improve with another try one after the other, if need be. You will have to put in more efforts with your understanding and as per the improvement of your memory.

Our mind is a genius in its own way. But it is highly underutilised. Not more than ten percent of the mind is used even by the most successful people in the world. Just think if you can increase the working capacity of your mind even by a few percentages only, then it can change your life tremendously. This book will guide you in this direction. Read it, understand it and then apply the techniques as per your own convenience and capacity. Again, I am repeating, please do not compete or copy any other person. Just be yourself, and the world will be yours very soon.

This world has witnessed a great number of intellectuals since time immemorial. There have been great scientists, scholars, mathematicians, artists, saints, spiritual gurus and the like who have harnessed their mind power to such an extent that they could deliver their services, wisdom, inventions and discoveries for the betterment of mankind. Some of them are Newton, Albert Einstein, Graham Bell, John F.Hopkins, Shakuntala Devi, Deepak Chopra and many others. The list is endless.

Exercising and practising on a continuous basis is required to keep the body and the mind fit. As a good and balanced diet with a regular workout is required to keep the body fit, similarly, feeding good, new and positive ideas from time to time are compulsory to keep the mind in optimum health. Physical exercises helps to keep the blood vessels in good condition, lowers cholesterol levels and opens-up blocked arteries as well. This further ensures regular supply of blood and oxygen to the brain. Hence better functioning of the mind.

Human mind is the most complex and the known most capable organ amongst all of the living entities. Mental exercises like playing games, solving puzzles, riddles and mathematical problems are considered good for keeping the mind healthy and active. When the mind is healthy then only it is wise and advisable to undertake any such activity, or schedule a program to enhance the memory power, so that it may not exert any kind of extra pressure on your mind and refrain you from taking due advantage of the memory enhancement program.

Make a fresh, new beginning in your life from today with great courage and motivation. This attitude will help you erase all your previous bitter experiences and memories. These could have become a potential deterrent in your new learning and during this Memory Enhancement Program. Now, close your eyes, concentrate and visualise on what you wish to become in future. Do you wish to excel in your studies and be the most brilliant student, or you wish to be the best employee in your company? You may also be willing to be a topper in the Civil Services Examination or looking forward to a rewarding career in sales and marketing. The choices could be many as the choice is yours. This step – visualisation – is very important. Only then the techniques will work for you and give you the desired results.

Memory can be divided into two parts – short-term memory and long-term memory. Short-term memory records each and every thing that it comes across but for a short duration only. It can be momentary like remembering the story and its characters in a movie or a drama.

Long term Memory occurs in two ways. First, on its own, like a fearsome event that flashes across the mind later on and troubles all of us; the beauty and charm of a person which attracted us immensely and sometimes takes us back to that moment; the wonderful taste of a dish which we relished very much that it ticks us every time we come across good delicious food; a picnic spot, a waterfall or some other scenic beauty which had touched our heart, now flashed again while watching television, and so on. Second, when we deliberately repeat and rehearse our syllabus by reading or writing any text, speech, acts or songs, etc.

Functioning of the human mind can be divided into two parts which works simultaneously, the conscious mind and the subconscious mind. The subconscious mind keeps working even when we are asleep whereas the conscious mind somewhat comes to a rest. The subconscious mind controls the thought process of a person, his positive and negative emotions, his happiness and fears, analytical and learning abilities, etc. Hence, it becomes important for us to check every now and then what all is being fed to the mind. Because it itself cannot differentiate between the good and the bad. The subconscious mind will churn out the results only according to the data being supplied to it. And, accordingly it will also be responsible for the mood and emotions of the person.

It is a general known fact that our body or even a mechanical device starts to perform better whenever it is given a break or a rest in its working. The same is applicable to our mind as well. We generally feel refreshed and recharged after a good sound sleep. It happens because we had subjected our body and the conscious mind to rest for a few hours. This kind of sleep is more restful if taken during the night in complete darkness and silence. But as we wake up everything starts working automatically again. This is what we know as the recording and storing by the conscious mind.

Sleeping is a natural phenomenon undertaken by every human being where the body and the conscious mind are subjected to rest. And, that is why they remain in optimum health also. Night is the best time to sleep as our bodies are more attuned to work and rest according to the natural system of sunrise and sunset.

But what about the subconscious mind which has not been given rest for even a moment since our birth? And it is the subconscious mind that directly controls the analysis, the learning and the remembering processes. Proper nourishment, adequate rest and regular exercising are the keys to maintain a good health. Hence, it is our duty to give our subconscious mind good nourishment, necessary rest and exercises to enhance its capacity which in turn will improve your memory.

Nourishment

Nourishment to the mind can be provided in three ways. One, is by eating a balanced diet comprising the required vitamins, minerals, amino acids and other nutrients on a regular basis. Second, is to increase the supply of oxygen in the blood going towards the brain by doing some physical activities like walking or using a bicycle to a nearby grocery store, often using the stairs instead of the lift or by helping your elders in doing some household chores. Third, is to keep meeting positive minded and successful people and discussing with them their success stories, and also by attending other motivational seminars and events.

Rest and Relaxation

Rest and relaxation to the conscious mind is controllable and can be provided in numerous ways like cutting off from one activity and switching over to the other for a few minutes, sleeping or napping, playing, watching TV, switching between subjects, bathing, brisk walking in a nearby park, walking barefoot on moist green grass early morning or stretching exercises, fishing, gardening, etc.

On the other hand, our subconscious mind is uncontrollable and its workings cannot be stopped. But, by practising meditation on a daily basis its working can be slowed down to some extent. And gradually to a greater extent thereby giving our subconscious mind the much needed relaxation and rest, though for a few minutes only. Such kind of rest to the mind multiplies its capacity of working, learning and remembering in due course of time. Besides, there is another big benefit of meditation also. During the initial moments of meditation all the negative emotions, thoughts, experiences and events start getting deleted from the mind automatically. This helps the mind to unclutter itself in the most natural and easiest way. It further helps in greater concentration and hence, in enhanced learning and remembering abilities.

The subconscious mind is more powerful and it influences the conscious mind in daily activities and in important decision making as well. Therefore, with little practice, patience and continuous efforts, we can give directions to our subconscious mind to work according to us and deliver the desired results to us. Our subconscious mind does wonders whenever it is told in a proper way to increase the capacity of the mind towards its workings and learning abilities. And, unknowingly in a few days we are able to work more efficiently and for longer durations with negligible fatigue. So, always feed and direct your mind with good and positive thoughts. The real power and working capacity lie with the subconscious mind, whereas the conscious mind has little role in the learning and remembering activities.

Exercises

What walking does to the body, thinking does to the mind. Both the activities are spontaneous and of utmost importance for our healthy living. Physical and mental exercises, both, help us to keep fit, healthy and in good condition throughout our lives. Physical exercises and activities keep us physically and mentally healthy, and mental exercises and activities also keeps us physically and mentally healthy.

Physical exercises and activities tone up our body physically and in the process regulates the blood circulation which helps to carry more oxygen to the brain. Regulated supply of fresh oxygen to the brain helps to keep the mind calm and relaxed which helps it to work better and faster. Whereas mental exercises and activities keep the mind active and alert which enables it to work better and faster. This in turn helps to keep the body active and healthy because the body is controlled through the mind.

Advice:Kindly read this chapter at least two to three times today with an interval of four hours minimum. This will prepare your mind and its energies towards the Memory Improvement Programme.

D A Y 2

Prepare Yourself for the Memory Improvement Progam

Following are enlisted some of the mental exercises which can prove to be very helpful in keeping the mind active, alert, sharp and focussed besides calm and relaxed as well. These are very simple to learn, adopt, practise and perform in our routine lives.

Indulge Your Mind in Guesswork

These activities will enable the mind to think and act differently in a way which is new to it and it has never done such things before. And gradually, the thinking capacity will start to expand.

Keeping your eyes closed, roam about in your room and recognise things like the study table, chairs, table lamp, dining table, centre table, flower pot, curtains, cupboard, TV, computer, music system, etc., with your hands only.

Place some local currency coins in a box and try to recognise and differentiate them.

Safely stand on a roadside and try to distinguish between the different vehicles passing by on the basis of their engine sounds and horns.

Whenever in a park try to recognise various flowers as per their fragrances.

Try to guess and cross check the change in temperatures at home and other places that you happen to visit.

Try to bathe with your eyes closed. Follow and perform all the routine activities with your guesswork.

With your eyes closed try to recognise what all has been served to you during your meals through its odour or as felt by your hands.

Try Using ‘The Other Hand’

(Note: If you perform most of your routine jobs with your right hand then try using your left hand as the main hand. And if you are using your left hand for undertaking most of your routine jobs then use your right hand as the main hand in the following exercises).

Most of the people use their right hand for doing their routine jobs in this world. It means their left brain is being used more and the right side of the brain remains idle for most of the time. Gradually, when we start trying to use our other hand, that would be the left hand here, then we are giving ourselves a chance to kick start in using our right side of the brain also. Using both of our hands will also save a lot of our precious time as well besides enhancing of our memory power. In this way, with the following activities we can increase the working and storing capacity of our mind.

Try to play and get hold of the ludo dice, table tennis racquet, badminton racquet, carrom board striker, chess, etc., with the other hand.

Try eating your meals with a spoon or writing, drawing or painting with a brush, playing a musical instrument, etc.,. with your other hand.

Try to switch on your television, computer, laptop, air-conditioner, music system, etc., and also using their remote control devices with your other hand.

Try combing your hair, shaving, brushing your teeth, brushing your shoes, dialling a number on the phone or mobile handset, etc., with your other hand.

Try cutting, peeling or eating fruits and vegetables, preparing and cooking your food, washing utensils, gardening and watering the plants, cleaning and greasing your vehicle, etc., with your other hand.

Also, try to change sides and directions. Like, change your side while getting onto your bicycle or other two-wheeler vehicle. This should be tried before the vehicle has started moving. Also try to kick-start it using the other foot.

Advice: Kindly read this chapter at least two to three times today with an interval of four hours minimum, and practise the activities that have been suggested to you. It will not be easy but it could turn out to be interesting.

D A Y 3

Observation, Reasoning and Analysis

The following activities will help you to mould your thinking process by carrying out such actions that are different from the normal way of your life. Such activities are termed as co-curricular activities and are also associated with our studies in some way or the other.

Solve different kinds of puzzles. It could be mathematical calculations, crosswords or re-arrangement of words in English or any other language, general knowledge questions, etc.

Participate in group plays, acting, song and dance competitions, debates and lectures, etc.

Participate in science exhibitions and competitions, seminars, fairs, matches, fetes, games and sports held in your school or educational institution.