There are a lot of ways how
we remember things. One of the main ones is through accepting of visual images
to our brains. This is area of visual memory and I want to mention a couple of activities
that will help you to increase its’ capacity and functioning. Nothing comes easily if you do not practice.
So be ready to set aside some time to exercise the things that I am going to
mention.
Firstly, you need to take
some object and to remember its’ shape. Is it oval, square, triangular shape or
in the form of a stick, ball and etc.?
Secondly, try to remember
the size of the object. Is it huge, gigantic, big, average size, small or tiny?
Do not think I am asking you to do something stupid and unnecessary. These
seemingly foolish exercises help you to train your power to concentrate and
ability to memorize without concentration is virtually impossible.
Thirdly, remember the color
of the object. Maybe you consider yourself to be color-blind. Do not worry
about this. It most probably is a preconceived belief and you can change it
with practice.
Fourthly, take a break to ‘digest’
what you have seen and go over the above mentioned details in your mind. Try to
visualize the object now with your eyes closed.
Fifthly, make another break,
go do your work (or other things) and try to come back and remember the object
in full details after one hour. Repetition is very important for general
training of your memory, not only of visual one.
Ok, I hope the post was useful.
I hope to continue on the topic soon.
Visual
memory mechanism and activities
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