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Previewing - How to Sharpen the Short Term Memory

Self Improvement

Previewing is the process of glancing over something before you probe into it . Previewing will help you to get more out of what it is you are doing. If you preview each time you study, take on a writing task, and so on you will be ahead of the game every time. Still, you need to consider other tactics that will help sharpen the mind. Some of the best tactics employed includes observation, preview, review, recite, repeat, role-play, self-talk, and facing your memories.

Most times, we forget since the mind is overwhelmed. A person can suffer anxiety, which affects the mind negatively. This often causes a person to forget things they may want to remember at the time. Therefore, clearing up the stress by reducing stressors is a surefire way in sharpening the mind.

As you move the stressors out of the way, you will notice your mind clear up. This makes room for remembering and recalling.

The mind is a trap. Rather people setup traps in their mind. The traps sometimes include blocking memories unacceptable to the person at the time. As you block memories, you are only hindering the process of sharpening the mind. The mind has to move freely without reservations; otherwise, it will fall into a pattern.

We are the trainers of our own minds. Everything we say, do, feel, touch, smell, hear, see, and the like goes into the mind. Once in the mind it will remain for the duration of your life. Unless you experience a head injury that causes memory loss, a disease of the mind, or else death, everything you learnt is in your mind.

With this in mind you can now preview your mind to see what is inside. As you preview do not be afraid, as some things come up that makes you feel uneasy. Let the thoughts go, since letting them go will help you to heal from the bad memory. This is the process of developing a healthy mind, as well as sharpening the short-term memory.

Let's practice a few times to see if it can help enhance your memories. Before we get started, I wanted to bring out that reconstructing the mind is a great memory enhancer. Reconstructing is building the mind. I combine role-playing and reconstruction together to build my mind, and I am very amazed at the results. Some people may find this hard. However, as a survivor of life long amnesia, I learnt that the two strategies combined works wonders.

Now we can practice. Picture a memory. While the memory comes to the front, try not to dwell on the memory, rather let the mind relax. As you move along you will start to construct an entire scene. You can use visual aids, visualization, and a few other strategies to help develop that memory.

Let's practice some more. This time we are going to use associations to form a memory. Pick out an object in the room. What does that object bring to mind? Is the object important to you? When did the object spark a memory? Keep thinking. As you continue, you will begin forming memories, while sharpening the mind.

Again, before you select the object or start the processes of practicing to enhance the mind, preview. Previewing is the first step to all steps in the process of sharpening the mind. Once you accumulate your memories, starting reviewing the details. As you review, note any important areas of the memory by considering details of the memory, interactions, and colors. As humans, we see from three different colors that form multiple colors. The colors are green, red, and grey.