Unlimited Memory

Unlimited Memory explores the most effective ways to retain information and improve memory skills by teaching its readers some key aspects about the brain and explaining advanced learning strategies in an easy-to-follow manner.

We’ve all been in a situation where we try to get things done faster by piling up tasks, but end up spending more time in the process and becoming frustrated in the end. Perhaps you’re trying to get something done at work while answering emails, or texts while driving, to save some time. Well, studies suggest that multitasking can slow you down by 50%, and increases the chance of you making a mistake in the process by the same percentage.

Therefore, a good starting point for your brain to become more productive is to stop multitasking. When targeting your attention on one thing at a time, your brain gets to direct all its resources on that particular thing and prioritize it, which in turn will make you remember it and understand it better. Another thing you can do to keep your mind focused is to quiet the mind chatter. How? By finding a purpose or a specific objective.

When your efforts are targeted towards a specific goal, your brain focuses on that particular thing until it gets done. However, to target your undivided attention to a plan, you must feel motivated about it. To be successful in this approach, you must set a clear goal that you truly understand and know that you can achieve. It helps to ask yourself questions like: “How is this helping me in my future endeavors?” or “How can I use this information later on in my life?”.

Sometimes we read and read pages, only to realize that we ended up remembering nothing. Whether you find your mind wandering around in the process, or you get easily distracted, it’s time to apply the first lesson and enhance your concentration. Now, let’s focus on improving your retention. You can try improving your memory by bringing it to life. One way to do so is by associating words and phrases with things you already know well. Another trick is to break down words into smaller chunks and make them sound like something funny or remind you of something absurd. The author suggests this is a good way to remember capitals and foreign words, or names. Moreover, learn to use imagination. We are visual creatures, so picturing something can help us learn faster. Personally, I find this trick quite useful, as It has always worked for me. For example, if your aim is to remember a chemical process, try to picture the way it’s happening step by step, the way it looks like, or even…