I would like you to read/watch and comment
on/discuss the presentation - Human Memory.
You will find it at (http://konwersatorium2-ms-pjwstk.blogspot.com/2013/05/week-7-human-memory.html
). Comment on it here.
English Conversation Course-7th term
This presentation consists of many useful tips for anyone who tries to improve his/her ability to remember things quickly. However, I think that most of us are too lazy to use those tricks in real life. Our memory varies - some believe it's written in the genotype, others blame their parents for the lack of educational toys in their chldhood ("you had those nice colorful blocks, I had the wooden ones - no wonder I don't know anything about colours!"). : )
ReplyDeleteIt was always fascinating to me: the simple comparison of people with different types of memory. I could say I have some luck in this matter - sitting over books until dawn is something I've never done. During school, I remembered everything the teacher said and tests never gave me any trouble. Others used the method of crazy amounts of yellow sticky cards left on the fridge, in the bathroom, simply everywhere. I recall it with laughter, but I have to admit their method was for sure more long-lasting than mine - in particular in case of languages.
- Martyna Zych
Now, that's an interesting presentation. I've read a lot about working in corporations before, I've read also about Nick, but I didn't even think about playing with the memory!
ReplyDeleteIt still amazes me, how everyone has heir own way of remembering things. Some are building mind castles, some are making associations with other stuff (f.ex. in primary school my teacher tought us how ti remember all he planets in order: Moją Wolę Znaj Matolę Jak Się Uprę Nie Pozwolę - Merkury, Wenus, Ziemia, Mars, Jowisz, Saturn, Uran, Neptun, Pluton - although Pluto is no longer a planet....)
That's amazing, how our brain works. And the best thing (and the worst) - what might work on you probably won't work on another person. We're all very unique!
Wanda Onyszkiewicz-Gnap
In the past, I was quite into improving my memory; I read and watched a lot about different methods of memorizing and even attended a special course. Frankly speaking, not much of that knowledge was useful in real life. It was interesting but how often you need to remember a sequence of dozens words? In retrospect, I find these methods to be just a way to show off in front of others and think that the guy from the video does the same. Maybe I haven’t practiced enough to feel any difference but I can bet that the guy also doesn't arrange Rubik’s cubes on a daily basis, or does he?
ReplyDeleteHowever, I am sure that solving a crossword or other puzzles is a way of retaining higher level intellectual abilities when aging. I had also read previously about the theory that trying new things improves the connections between neurons. From then on, I decided to keep my mind in shape; I learnt how to juggle and changed the hand that I held a toothbrush in but once again, it is hard to say whether I gained anything from that. Moreover, sometimes different research results are so contradictory that I usually don’t bother to follow their suggestions. On the other hand, I can see that the recommendations in the article and in the presentation are surprisingly general. What I mean is that they can be applied not only when it comes to memory; for example, sleep and eat well, have friends you can hang out with, laugh a lot and workout. It seems that it all boils down to enjoying your life and your brain will pay you back.
I train my memory simply by having to remember things ;-) Forgetting is not an option. Perhaps it started from believing that writing down appointment details, important things and keeping a calendar is too much of a hassle, if my brain can handle all of that. So far it's worked without failures for me. I sometimes feel like if I started relying on other tools for keeping everything around me in check, my brain would become lazier. The negative of this approach is that I don't have things written down after I'm done with them, just for future reference.
ReplyDeleteAs far as the links are concerned, another interesting thing I've read is that human brain has no means of telling durations of past events and how long ago they happened - it approximates those things by comparing them to other memories it stores - for instance you can tell you did something a year ago because your brain compares it to what you did before and after. So for example if you don't do things that are considered important enough for your brain to remember for a while, you have harder time at telling the exact time of when surrounding memories took place. If you haven't done anything significant recently, the last significant thing (even if it happened long ago) "seems like it was just yesterday".
It’s quite interesting how a human brain works. For some, one thing can work while for others it won’t at all. A different area to explore should be the memory of people with different disorders. For example people with down syndrome. A while ago I found an interesting article describing how their brain works: http://www.psmag.com/health/battling-down-syndrome-memory-loss-5886/
ReplyDeleteAnother interesting thing to explore would be to see how the memory area of a marihuana user is affected. It a quite on time thought as marihuana is becoming more and more popular amongst young people while young people are the most vulnerable to long term disorders as their brain and memory is the most important time for proper development.
Human brain is such a complicated thing, it is so amazing that we can actually think, feel, understand and learn new things. And what is the most important we are aware of that fact. We are unique and special creaters.
ReplyDeleteWhen I think about my methods of remembering I realize that sometimes it is easier for me ro remember something just by looking at it and writing it down as many times as possible. That's how i learn new words, especially in russian because of the alphabeth. Sometimes when I don't remember how the word is spelled I write it on a piece of paper and compare different versions. It works and is espacially convenient for those who work in grapihics becasue they think by using pictures.
On the other hand sometimes it is better for me to hear something. I read at loud. I talk about a problem. But I prefer to avoid learning by hart, because when do that I easly forget things. It is also good for me to think of some association when I want to remember something.
I always train my memory my learning new words, as I mentioned before. I also like to write down a short summary of a book I have just read.
Is it possible to train memory that way? As it turns out it is, but it's definately not for me:P
To remember information we have to move it to "working memory", otherwise we will soon forget it.
I am convinced that long term memory is the most similar to my brain.
Oh Gosh I hoe that I will remember as much as possible from that article:P
The first think that comes to me is "in healthy body, healthy mind". Enjoying our lives, stimulates our brain through all senses, we spur it with variety of food, exercises, books, music, movies, fragrances. Traveling is a great opportunity to broaden our horizons not only literally but also by expanding our base of associations, getting familiar with different benchmarks and standards.
ReplyDeleteI recommend site below, with one of many related articles
http://www.human-memory.net/processes_recall.html
In today’s fast-moving world, we have so many things on our minds – it is impossible to remember them all! Good memory is important and by training it you can improve your life. There are many techniques. Lots of people talk about illustrating your problem – it is easier to remember something when you visualize it.
ReplyDeleteI don’t trust my memory, so sometimes I let my surroundings remember things for me. For example, if I have something to do before leaving the house or I need to take something with me, I put things on the floor – when I trip on them, I’m instantly reminded!
When I was a kid, I remembered all my friends’ phone numbers. I guess it was so for two reasons: firstly, I didn’t have to remember many things, so it was easier for me to store information in my head; secondly, I didn’t own a mobile phone. I called a land-line, so every time I had to look the number up in my notebook!
Nowadays, different devices remember so many things for us. You don’t need to remember the number – you simply press “call” next to the contact’s name!
Maria Napiórkowska