| Improving short term memory requires practice | | | | "Red Fox". Then the next person will have to say, |
| before you can see any noticeable results. Unlike | | | | "Red Fox, Fox Hunting". Then you will have to say |
| long term memory, which requires repetition, | | | | "Red Fox, fox Hunting, Hunting In the forest" and |
| short term memory requires you to remember | | | | then it goes on. |
| the information on the spot and regurgitate it. You | | | | What you are doing is taking the last word and |
| can forget about it later on. | | | | creating new phrases with it. To play this game |
| A great example for using short term memory, is | | | | well, you need to focus very hard on what the |
| telephone numbers. When someone tells you a | | | | person and yourself said. This is an excellent |
| telephone number, you should immediately be able | | | | game to exercise your short term memory. |
| to write it down on a piece of paper after you | | | | 3. Getting Sleep |
| hang up. There's no need for long term memory | | | | When you are sleepy, you won't have the |
| in this case. | | | | motivation or the energy to concentrate and do |
| Here is step by step on improving short term | | | | things. Your brain is very tired and your short |
| memory. | | | | term memory suffers. This is why getting |
| 1. Stop Multi-Tasking | | | | sufficient sleep during the night is essential. |
| Have you ever wondered why kids can | | | | With good sleep, your brain is fresh and alert. You |
| remember things so well? But grown ups tend to | | | | understand things more easily, your brain |
| have a weaker short term memory. One of the | | | | processes information quickly and you'll be able to |
| reasons is that a child will concentrate more on | | | | concentrate much more easily. A continuous lack |
| their environment. I remember when I was a kid, | | | | of sleep is the main reason in affecting people's |
| we visited a friend who lived about an hour's drive | | | | short term memory. |
| from home. I could remember the route exactly. | | | | 4. Getting Fitter |
| My parents were proud. | | | | When you do exercise, your heart pumps blood |
| Adults tend to multi-task. They do several things | | | | to your whole body. Your brain and your muscles |
| at once since they have so much to think about. | | | | are getting oxygen and they need it to stay |
| While driving to our friend's house, my mum was | | | | healthy. Getting fitter improves your short term |
| probably thinking about the TV series last night or | | | | memory and medical tests have proven this. |
| how our family business would do in the coming | | | | Being fit can be as simple as jogging for 15 |
| holidays. | | | | minutes every day, losing weight and eating |
| Multi-tasking is bad for the short term memory. | | | | healthily. All these contribute to your energy. |
| To improve short term memory, learn to | | | | When you are energetic and alert, you will want |
| concentrate and focus on one thing at a time. | | | | to achieve many things and your brain is on the |
| Many people think that you'll get a lot more done | | | | ball for the whole day. |
| when you multi-task, but that's a myth. You get a | | | | By taking the 4 steps above, you will start to see |
| lot more done when you focus one task only. | | | | improving short term memory very quickly. |
| When you are trying to remember something, | | | | These are not ground breaking information but |
| stop all thoughts entering your head and only | | | | they work. There are several more techniques on |
| focus on what you want to remember. | | | | improving memory which you need to work on |
| 2. Practicing Memory Games | | | | to improve both your short term memory and |
| Here's a good game you can play with your | | | | long term memory. Your journey to memory |
| family on improving short term memory. Say out | | | | improvement has just begun. Start reading more. |
| loud two words. It could be anything. For example, | | | | |