Memory
Especially these days, when we are so dependent on our trusty computers both for finding information and also for filing it, it’s tempting to make our study notes on them too. But there’s a problem with this. Well, only a problem if your reason for making the study notes is [...]
Memory
When it comes to memory and remembering what you learn, you wouldn’t be the first to ask yourself if there’s something wrong with you! If you’re perfectly normal, that is! That’s to say, forgetting things is perfectly normal. Beating yourself up about it, is optional! So if it’s normal to [...]
Memory
If you’ve been reading my previous articles you’ll already know how to remember what you’ve learned, and will also be familiar with the 3rd Key to Learning: Test. If this is news to you, then read on… You need to keep testing yourself on each chunk of new information you [...]
Memory
When is being spaced out a good thing? When it speeds up the memorisation process, that’s when! When you study information for the first time, it’s your short-term memory doing all the work. You’ve got to spend more time with it if you want your brain to make a pattern [...]
Memory
Don’t you just love it when science comes right out and verifies what we already know! According to research (and to those of us who have already been doing it) each of the following will improve your recall by 10%. I wonder what you could achieve if you did all 4… [...]
Memory
When you’ve worked hard to get information in your head, it makes sense to do what it takes to keep it there, and know how to remember stuff. The simplest, most reliable way to do this is to test yourself. It doesn’t just let you know if you still know it, [...]
General, Memory
Enjoy all over again, this blast from the past: Anneka Rice’s reaction to a Harrier Jump Jet just suddenly appearing in the Treasure Hunt TV series of the early 80s. I’ve never forgotten her reaction, probably because it’s pretty much how I’d have responded too. Just watch the last 6 [...]
General, Memory
I expect you know that your brain is divided into two hemispheres: left and right. It was once thought that each hemisphere performed a different set of discrete functions. But we know now that’s not quite true, and that whatever it is you’re getting up to, you’ll be using several [...]
General, Memory
Thank you and a request… Wow! Thank you! More and more, I’m getting a lot of lovely things said to me, about this here newsletter. “I love reading Lysette’s newsletters. They’re beautifully written and funny too. A pleasure to read.” Clare McLoughlin, Marlow, Bucks I’ve decided to begin the task [...]
Memory
How can you tell if you really know your stuff for the exam? Well, you’ve got to test yourself, obviously. But how many of us do that on limited time we have, when we’d rather spend it actually getting the material into our heads in the first place? On the [...]
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