Learning is part of growing up. But if you’re done with
learning and you think that at your stage right now you don’t need to learn at
all; well, you’re wrong. Our brain never stops working and each time we absorb
in new information, it continues to store it. The fact is that the brain
doesn’t delete anything. It stays there even if we’re not aware that it is
still there.
So, what can you do to preserve your memory? Get enough sleep,
that’s what. Remember that sleep is highly related to memory and memory is depended
to sleep. REM sleep, otherwise known as the Active Sleep is related to the
spatial and procedural memory of a person. Another type is called the SWS which
help the consolidation of declarative memories. In short, having a good night sleep
increases a person’s ability to retain memories.
When you are deprived of a good night sleep, it doesn’t only
cause memory decline but other behavioural problems as well. Next time you need
to stay up late, remember that you have cells in you which need development
overnight. You can still do something to help your memory though. If there is
still a reason you need to stay up late, involve your brain on daily activities
which can boost memory function
Read as much as you can. You can read non-fiction books,
technical books, fiction books and allow your mind to work since imagination
helps increase or maintain your memory ability. Music is involved with learning
also and with memorization, you need to learn. Studies show that music helps in
retention. Also, music is a fun way of learning and memorizing.
A simple exercise for memorization doesn’t rely on flashcards only. You can use another way which only involves you and your
imagination. Try to picture the road as an endless highway of a blanket. So,
before you go home, you surely won’t forget that your mom asked you to buy her
new sheets of blanket for tomorrow night’s visitors. Tweak your imagination for
memorization a little and you’ll see everything around you as something else,
but if you’re not inclined to any memorization activities and still see the world
differently, then that is another story.
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