Improve Your Memory

If you are shopping in a large area, it’s quite possible that you can forget where you parked.  It can be frustrating and confusing.  To remedy that, look at your surroundings.  Look for a landmark that will help you remember where your car is parked.

In some parking lots, there are numbers to designate the space that you parked in.  Take down that number and put it somewhere where you can find it.  However, that may still not be enough.  Unless there is a sign designating specific numbers, you can still get lost.  Look to see if there is a significant item that you can relate to where you are parked.

Other ways that you can remember places is to make a note in your mind of certain items or areas that you can relate to.  If there are certain smells, such as a certain restaurant, keep those in your mind when you need to find your vehicle.  Maps are also a good way to remember where you are.

If you are cooking, it’s important to know how much of an ingredient you have used.  You want your food to come out just right.  If you put too much of an ingredient in there, no one will eat what you’ve cooked.  As you are putting the ingredients together, count out the amount.  That will help you not to overdo it.  Plus, you won’t get distracted.

Not remembering someone’s name can be rather embarrassing.  If you are introducing someone to another person, and you can’t remember the third person’s name, that’s not a good sign.  It happens more than people think.  It’s easier to recollect someone’s face, but with names it’s a different story.

With a face, you are dealing with recognizing a person.  Your brain can process this easier than it can remember their name.  With recognizing a face, you don’t have a lot of choices to deal with.

This makes it easier for you.  However, when it comes to remembering names, it is a different process.  Your brain has to reach down and think about it.  It takes more energy and is not an easy task.

There are some ways that this can be made easier for you.  You can connect something significant and associate it with the name of that person.

Another technique that you can use is to pay attention when the person’s name is said.  Make repetitions and say it loud enough for you to hear.

You can connect the name with another piece of information.  For instance, if the person’s last name is Green, you can associate that with money.  Money is green, so whenever you see this person, you can make the connection.  That’s a nice connection to make.  Look at their face.  Find unique features that would make them stand out.

Continue to repeat the person’s name and connect the face with it.  The more you do this, the better chance you have of remembering their name if you should see that person again.  Knowing a person’s name is part of the social aspect of life.

In fact, the person may take it personally that you didn’t remember their name.  It is important that in a setting where you are making introductions, that you remember the names of all parties involved.