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Do you ever forget things? Bad memory can be related to depression (taken a depression test yet?) Depression is not the only cause of poor memory, however. Maybe you are not using your mind to the fullest of its abilities, because your mind can be the greatest search engine on earth – if you use it correctly.
There are basically two things that can go wrong when you are "processing your searches" 1) You do not save what you learn 2) You cannot recall what you have stored.
1) The former. I focus on the most important thing when it comes to successfully learning new information – attention. Your own mind has this use it or lose it feature. If you don't use what you have saved, then eventually you will discard that knowledge. This is particularly important for new knowledge you store. If you do not give it a few moments of attention, then you will quickly discard the knowledge.
Repetition & small breaks are two things you can use to provide attention to the new information, you want to remember. Yes, it is counter-intuitive, but breaks are great for giving attention to what you have just learned. Even though you quit reading the new data, you do not stop processing it for a while. This is because you don't take away your attention to other new information that also must then also be processed and stored. Taking several small 5 minute breaks while learning lots of new data will enable you to better store the new information.
2) The latter. What do you do when you use a search engine on the Internet to find what you are searching for? If you need to find what you are looking for, then you must already know what you need to find! It is the paradox of search.
You will neeed a search phrase to locate what you are searching for. The text you input into a search engine that describes what you are looking for is named a search phrase. It is something that you think is attached to whatever you want to locate. If a person has put the knowledge that you wish to find and also has attached the same search phrase to that information, then you are able to locate it. If he has not attached the same search phrase to that piece of knowledge, then you will not be able to locate it using that search phrase.
Your own is superb at associating what it learns. How you recall knowledge is like how it works with the Internet search engines. If you have attached a number of search phrases to the information you need, then you can use either one of those to recall the knowledge later.
You attach a search phrase to what you later need to recall by first thinking of your search phrase, and then thinking of whatever you want to recall, when you later think of your search phrase. The search phrase does not need to be a word; it can also be a sound or a picture.
Finally, I wrap this up with an example. If for instance you need to remember to buy a tooth brush the next you are at the supermarket, first recall an image of your supermarket (your search phrase) and then recall a picture of your toothbrush (what you want to remember). Next time you are at your supermarket, you might find yourself thinking you need to purchase a tooth brush.
Your association ability can be very useful if you know how to use it. Go play with it.
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