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Improving your memory is a skill and involves a process. Before you
initiate this process, it is important to get some facts right about
your brain.
Nothing is sadder than not being able to take action by
believing in certain myths about memory. How do you come out if
this?
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There are several myths about memory improvement. Here, I have given
information on the top 3 myths. I know these are the "most
popular myths", because, the most frequently asked questions
people ask me in my training programmes necessarily involve these
issues.
MYTH 1
Consuming memory pills and tonics is the easiest way to improve your
memory.
Fact:
Most pills and tonics are effective, but in a very very limited way.
These pills are definitely good for the well being of your brain.
These pills help you have a "healthy brain".
Please understand that healthy brain does not necessarily mean
sharper brain. And if your brain is healthy, there is no guarantee
that you will have a great memory.
I will give you a good analogy to explain this concept. You can take
some medicines/pills etc to have healthy and strong hands. Does that
mean you will be able to play a piano? If you want to play a piano,
you need to train your hands to be able to do that. This requires
effort and patience. Just having healthy hands will not suffice.
Similarly just having a "healthy brain" will not suffice
to have a great memory, though it definitely helps. If you want to
have a great memory, you need to train your brain for that. The
easiest way to improve you memory is to use memory improvement
techniques. These techniques give a really good workout to your
brain and build your "memory muscles".
MYTH 2:
If I cross the age of 40, it is certain that my memory power will
deteriorate.
Fact:
Age is never a deterrent to learn any skill. And memorising is a
skill. At any age, anyone can learn any skill. The only thing which
is required is the "willingness to try'.
Have you not heard of people who went to ballroom dancing classes at
the age of 50? And you must be seeing several 60 yr old people
jogging on the streets every morning.
Now, these people chose the option to learn new skills. If a person
can choose to be physically fit the age of 60, there is nothing that
can stop him to be mentally fit. The most important word here is
"ACTION". If you are willing to put in action, you can
improve your memory irrespective of your age.
MYTH 3:
By using more of my memory, I am doing a disservice to myself, as I
am using up the precious space in my brain.
Fact:
This is probably the "biggest" myth. You brain has the
storage capacity of more than a million computers. You can never use
up the entire capacity of the brain in your entire life. It is just
impossible. What you must know, here, is an amazing secret of your
brain:
"The more you remember, the more you can remember"
That's right. The more exercise you give to your brain, the sharper
it becomes. You learn new information by "hooking" it to
the existing information in your brain. So, the more you learn, the
more hooks you create in your brain. The more "hooks" you
have in your brain, the more information you can "hang" on
to your brain.
Now that you are aware of these myths, from now onwards, make sure
that these myths do not stop you in your quest of memory
improvement.
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