what do you do to better your memory skills?

Question

memorizing numbers and addresses, or sequences.

Answer 1

Check out info on "mnemonic devices', these are visualization techniques to help remember anything, and boy do they work! The crazier visualization the better!

Answer 2

My! At your age, that should hardly be an issue!! I, at 77, however, am very cognizant of this and am active in all sorts of activities--but mainly, am writing my memoirs!! I find that when I get in touch with my history, I'm more in touch with the present!! Have no idea why that is for me--but it really DOES! This seems to highlight the PRESENT for me--to be more in the present and seem to remember more details. BUT, I am aware that this becomes more of an issue as years go by! You're surely not at that stage!! Why are you concerned? I do know that during school, I'd cram for exams; set the alarm for 3 a.m.; awaken in a semi-state and go over the material once; fall sound asleep and then awaken and regurgitate the material perfectly!! I'm not sure that it's a matter of improving ones memory, but stilling ones conscious thought processes and imprinting material on the semi-conscious!

Answer 3

think old ppl... nursing homes, wheelchairs...Grandma Flo.
the ones who do not sit drooling or ask u who u are and why you are in their homes are usually the ones who play bingo, do crossword puzzles and play word games. Scientifically, it has been proven that university professors are least likely to have memory loss and when they do it happens at a much slower rater than average persons.
Why is that?
Constant mental arousal and stimulation, constant revision of academic material and as such the cognitive processes degenerate less quickly as they are always being called to memory.
A close friend's number will be easier to recall than a friend you call only randomly. That chunk of information is often found dusty bc like a piece of figurine it is just in your brain, not being used as often as, say, your cellphone.

Answer 4

practice...