In order to reduce or remove the causes of forgetting and so be able to remember better we have to
1. Get a strong impression by paying careful attention.
We must obtain a deep Impression Of the mind of what we wish to remember. The attention must be concentrated on only one thing at a time to the exclusion of everything else.
If you want to concentrate on something, you must feel that It matters to you. You must be interested in it. It must evoke your enthusiasm. The deeper and more permanent the interest the more sustained the attention.
2. Repeat under conditions in which repetition is effective.
Psychologists have discovered a number of conditions under which repeating what we wish to remember helps us to remember it. Those conditions are
(a) You remember better if you understand what you repeat (better comprehension).
b) You remember better if you study a little but often (spaced learning-have frequent breaks while studying)
Do not study more than half an hour continuously without any break. Give a break for every half an hour. A five minute break is good enough. Actually, we remember better at the beginning and at the end of a learning period. We remember less during the middle of learning period. It shows that if you have four learning of each 30 minutes in approximately in a 2 hours session, then there are 4 beginnings and 4 ends which correspond to high learning and high memory.
In the 5 minute break period, you may get up and walk or you may close your eyes and relax. You must remember two important aspects of break :
(1) you must relax
(ii) you must continue study after about 5 minutes.
Relaxation results in increased blood flow to your brain, and that means you function at higher intelligence.
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