Improve Memory Guide - Memory Improvement Techniques

How Memory Works by Association
How does our memory work?
We remember things by association. Every piece of information in our memory is connected to other pieces in some way or another. For example, if you are given the word "apple", what do you think of? Perhaps something like this:
APPLE: red, round, sweet, teacher, tree, fruit
But it's unlikely that we might see "apple" and think of "dog" (unless you remember some funny incident in which your dog investigated an apple). And what if you were asked what the 7th letter of the alphabet was? Chances are, you wouldn't know that "G = 7," but you could easily think to yourself, "A B C D E F G," and then say "G". You used association to get to the letter G, because you knew A was the first letter, then you kept choosing the next letter in the sequence until you got to the right one.
Why do most of us have a bad memory?Most of us don't. Most of us have a really good memory, but we just don't have practice in using it efficiently.

If the above is true, then why is it so hard for me to remember things?
As stated before, our memory works by association. If there is no obvious association between things, it's very difficult to remember them. For example, suppose you needed to remember that your plane takes off at 2 P.M. There is nothing about the plane that would suggest the number 2 more than it would any other number (at least at first glance). Therefore, 2 is easily forgotten. Likewise, how does your best friend relate to his phone number, an arbitrary string of digits? Or how does a new word, like "hypothalamus," relate to what it represents?
How can we learn to remember things better?Simple. If memory works by association, we actively work to create an association between two bits of information. For example, for the plane that we need to catch at 2 P.M., we can imagine the plane in our mind, and notice that it has 2 wings. Two wings, 2 P.M. There's an association. We are now ten times more likely to remember the take-off time long after it has faded from our short-term memory.
Sometimes an association comes very easily. For example, suppose you are introduced to a Mr. Hill who lives on a hill at the end of town. Mr. Hill on a hill. Pretty easy, huh? Or what if you're trying to remember the classroom number for a Chemistry class, and it just so turns out that it's the same as your dorm room number. Another natural association! Do you think you'll have a problem remembering it?

When pieces of information are not obviously related in any way, however, we have to be a bit more creative in linking things together. But it isn't as hard as it seems. Most of us learned rhymes and acronyms in school that helped us remember things. Do any of the following look familiar to you?

i before e except after c, or when sounded like a as in neighbor and weigh (rule for remembering ei or ie)
ROY G. BIV (colors of the rainbow)
All cows eat grass; Every good boy does fine (notes of musical scale) Never eat sour watermelons (directions on a compass) Why do they work? Because they form an easy-to-remember and clever association between themselves and the information that is to be remembered.

The idea is to be creative and clever. You don't have to invent a rhyme or a poem every time you want to remember something, though -- just think of a picture in your mind that links pieces of information together, preferably something unusual or silly so it is more memorable. For example, suppose you want to remember that the football field is on Maple Street. You might imagine in your mind a burly football player eating a football for breakfast... he pours some maple syrup on the football, cuts off a chunk and eats it!

To demonstrate how effectively this works, look at the following list of words, and try to come up with an association between the left word and the right word of each row. Some will be easy; others may be harder. As an example, for the first pair, you might want to imagine a mouse that has a long, wavy tail that is in the shape of the letter S.

mouse S
fur R
train bridge
moat boat
popcorn chair
elephant pancake
toothbrush canal
umbrella triangle
After you have formed the associations (if you had trouble on one or two of them, that's okay; just skip them for now), cover up the right side of the list and then try to name the word associated with each word on the left. If you formed vivid, clear associations, you may be surprised at how quickly and easily you were able to remember everything!

Pengalaman baru bermula...

i went to my new class for my new course code...quite interesting..they r so cute...can i say that..hahaha...ade yg maintain/control je..nk gelak pun tahan2...emm..ade class yg ceria dr awal hingga akhir..tapi bila masuk bab...mula r mata nk tutup..n ade yg matured n can justify n also quick learner...well...i learn a new thing everyday n i love to be in their class...
tp yg pasti i always think think n think how to make they like the subject...my teaching n also to make sure them pass with flying colours..
soo..mayb everyday when i wake up from sleep..i should say that i am the creative lecturer...so that my right brain will always active n my student love to be in my class...
so guys..hahaha..if u read this..u know that i'm talking about u all here...try to be active..and give back some response to me..i love to be with u guys!!!

Rahman Self Theraphy

Hmm...dah 21 hari i've been here..bz sgt nak kena study kursus baru sampai tak de mase untuk update blog ni..dahla kat sini jadi mobile lecturer( xde kerusi, meja dan bilik..iskh222)..tapi takpelah...bukankah tu satu cabaran lagi utk aku...bukan mudah utk jadi mobile lecturer..it needs a lot of improvement..aku kena pantas, kena atur segala2nye sebaik mungkin..kena pastikan semua perkara yg aku nak buat kena CATAT..(perkara bernilai 25 juta) dalam salah sebuah buku motivasi yg aku baca...CATATKAN APA YANG ANDA INGIN LAKUKAN ESOK HARI..insyaAllah hidup anda akan lbh teratur walaupun sebagai mobile lecturer
ok...what is rahman Self Theraphy(RST)....actually this is taken from team building course yg aku g mase 15 - 17 jun lalu...ikut kata ENGKU MOHD AZRI (PENGARAH URUSAN ONE STEP)..yang handle program tu..ini adalah satu penghargaan buat ayahanda beliau yg tlh kembali ke rahmatullah..satu konsep terapi yg diasaskan oleh beliau sendiri..so, aku ni cuma nk bagitau je, sebab kata beliau..sebar2kan moga rahmat serta pahala buat beliau dan ayahanda serta keluarga beliau berterusan insyaAllah...nk tumpang sekaki la ni
yg aku fahamla...sbb kami g utk kursus team building, RST ni cam muhasabah diri la..nanti aku bg kata2 hikmah RST utk renungan semua.
oklah ..nak sambung buat kije lak..

New Challenges begin here...

quite sometime i didn't have time to be here...may be i can say that everything started by 15 june 2008...maybe this is the time for me to improve...insyaAllah
15 june..i'm transferred to ,the new campus..quite nervous actually to meet new friends in my life but ALhamdulillah, i managed to be there..to smile even though inside me...rase cam nk lari je..hahahaha...blh ke...people might say that i'm coward..
immediately after i reported to the pengarah Kampus, i went straight away to kemaman..for a team building camp..actually..so eager to c my frens from KT...i miss u guys there..

well.. i learn a lot there...now i knew my own personality. There r 4 types of personality...
1. emas
2. hijau
3. biru
4. jingga
i should attach the test, so that u can also know your own personality..but maybe i can briefly i jot down here, a description for each personality later...

JANGAN MENGELUH ...........

Kita selalu Bertanya....................dan Al-Quran sudah menjawabnya.................

KITA BERTANYA : KENAPA AKU DIUJI?

QURAN MENJAWAB
"Apakah manusia itu mengira bahawa mereka dibiarkan saja mengatakan; "Kami telah beriman," ("I am full of faith to Allah") sedangkan mereka tidak diuji? Dan sesungguhnya Kami telah menguji org2 yg sebelum mereka, maka sesungguhnya Allah mengetahui org2 yg benar dan, sesungguhnya Dia mengetahui org2 yg dusta."
-Surah Al-Ankabut ayat 2-3

KITA BERTANYA : KENAPA AKU TAK DAPAT APA YG AKU IDAM-IDAMKAN?

QURAN MENJAWAB
"Boleh jadi kamu membenci sesuatu padahal ia amat baik bagimu, dan boleh jadi pula kamu menyukai sesuatu, padahal ia amat buruk bagimu, Allah mengetahui sedang kamu tidak mengetahui."
- Surah Al-Baqarah ayat 216

KITA BERTANYA : KENAPA UJIAN SEBERAT INI?

QURAN MENJAWAB
"Allah tidak membebani seseorang itu melainkan sesuai dengan kesanggupannya."
- Surah Al-Baqarah ayat 286

KITA BERTANYA : KENAPA RASA FRUST?

QURAN MENJAWAB
"Jgnlah kamu bersikap lemah, dan jgnlah pula kamu bersedih hati, padahal kamulah org2 yg paling tinggi darjatnya, jika kamu org2 yg beriman."
- Surah Al-Imran ayat 139

KITA BERTANYA : BAGAIMANA HARUS AKU MENGHADAPINYA?

QURAN MENJAWAB
"Wahai orang-orang yang beriman! Bersabarlah kamu (menghadapi segala kesukaran dalam mengerjakan perkara-perkara yang berkebajikan), dan kuatkanlah kesabaran kamu lebih daripada kesabaran musuh, di medan perjuangan), dan bersedialah (dengan kekuatan pertahanan di daerah-daerah sempadan) serta bertaqwalah (be fearfull of Allah The Almighty) kamu kepada Allah supaya, kamu berjaya (mencapai kemenangan)."

KITA BERTANYA : BAGAIMANA HARUS AKU MENGHADAPINYA?

QURAN MENJAWAB
"Dan mintalah pertolongan (kepada Allah) dengan jalan sabar dan mengerjakan sembahyang; dan sesungguhnya sembahyang itu amatlah berat kecuali kepada orang-orang yang khusyuk"
- Surah Al-Baqarah ayat 45

KITA BERTANYA : APA YANG AKU DAPAT DRPD SEMUA INI?

QURAN MENJAWAB
"Sesungguhnya Allah telah membeli dari org2 mu'min, diri, harta mereka dengan memberikan syurga utk mereka... ?
- Surah At-Taubah ayat 111

KITA BERTANYA : KEPADA SIAPA AKU BERHARAP?

QURAN MENJAWAB
"Cukuplah Allah bagiku, tidak ada Tuhan selain dari Nya. Hanya kepadaNya aku bertawakkal."
- Surah At-Taubah ayat 129

KITA BERKATA : AKU TAK DAPAT TAHAN!!!

QURAN MENJAWAB
"... ..dan jgnlah kamu berputus asa dr rahmat Allah. Sesungguhnya tiada berputus asa dr rahmat Allah melainkan kaum yg kafir."
- Surah Yusuf ayat 12

Sesuatu yg anda x perasan @ terfikir..

1. Sekurang-kurangnya ada 5 orang dalam dunia menyayangi anda dan sanggup mati kerana anda.

2. Sekurang-kurangnya ada 15 orang dalam dunia ini menyayangi anda dalam beberapa cara.

3. Sebab utama seseorang membenci anda adalah kerana dia ingin menjadi seperti anda

4. Senyuman daripada anda boleh membawa kebahagiaan kepada seseorang, walaupun dia tidak menyukai anda.

5. Setiap malam ada seseorang mengingati anda sebelum dia tidur.

6. Anda amat bermakna dalam hidup seseorang.

7. Kalau bukan kerana anda,seseorang itu tidak akan hidup bahagia.

8. Anda seorang yang istimewa dan unik

9. Seseorang yang anda tidak ketahui menyayangi anda.

10. Apabila anda membuat kesilapan yang sangat besar, ada hikmah sebaliknya.

11. Sekiranya anda merasakan anda dipinggirkan, fikirkan semula;mungkin anda yang meminggirkan mereka.

12. Apabila anda terfikir anda tidak mempunyai peluang untuk mendapatkan sesuatu yang anda ingini,mungkin anda tidak akan memperolehinya, tetapi sekiranya anda percaya pada diri sendiri lambat laun anda akan memperolehinya.

13. Kenangilah segala pujian yang anda terima. Lupakan segala maki hamun, caci umpat cela.

14. Jangan takut untuk meluahkan perasaan anda; anda akan merasa senang bila seseorang mengetahuinya.

15. Sekiranya anda mempunyai sahabat baik, ambillah masa untuk memberitahunya yang dia adalah yang terbaik.Hanya seminit diperlukan untuk mendapat sahabat baik,sejam untuk menghargainya,sehari untuk teman tetap paling setia.walaupn punya harta yang banyak,teman tetap paling berharga.

Jangan...

Jangan ego
Jangan dengki pada orang lain
Jangan makan dari sumber yang tidak halal
Jangan memberi anak makan makanan dari sumber yang tidak halal
Jangan makan makanan yang ada pewarna
Jangan makan makanan yang ada pengawet
Jangan mengunakan minyak masak lebih dari 2 kali
Jangan mandi selepas 9.00malam
......dan yang paling penting dibawah ini........
selamat beramal.....
Jangan sengaja lewatkan solat.
Perbuatan ini Allah tidak suka.
Kalau tertidur lain cerita.

Jangan masuk ke bilik air tanpa memakai alas
kaki (selipar).
Takut kalau-kalau terbawa keluar najis,
mengotori seluruh rumah kita.


Jangan makan dan minum dalam
bekas yang pecah atau sumbing.
Makruh kerana ia membahayakan.


Jangan biarkan pinggan mangkuk yang telah
digunakan tidak berbasuh.
Makruh dan mewarisi kepapaan.


Jangan tidur selepas solat Subuh, nanti
rezeki mahal
(kerana berpagi-pagi itu membuka pintu
berkat).


Jangan makan tanpa membaca BISMILLAH dan doa makan.
Nanti rezeki kita dikongsi syaitan.


Jangan keluar rumah
tanpa niat untuk membuat kebaikan.
Takut-takut kita mati dalam
perjalanan.


Jangan pakai sepatu atau selipar yang
berlainan pasangan.
Makruh dan mewarisi kepapaan.


Jangan biarkan mata liar di perjalanan.
Nanti hati kita gelap
diselaputi dosa.


Jangan menangguh taubat bila berbuat
dosa kerana mati boleh datang
bila-bila masa.


Jangan ego untuk meminta maaf pada
ibu bapa dan sesama manusia
kalau memang kita bersalah.


Jangan mengumpat sesama rakan
taulan. Nanti rosak persahabatan kita
hilang bahagia.


Jangan lupa bergantung kepada ALLAH
dalam setiap kerja kita.
Nanti kita sombong apabila berjaya.
Kalau gagal kecewa pula.


Jangan bakhil untuk bersedekah.
Sedekah itu memanjangkan umur
dan memurahkan rezeki kita.


Jangan banyak ketawa. Nanti mati jiwa.


Jangan biasakan berbohong, kerana ia adalah
ciri-ciri munafik dan
menghilangkan kasih orang kepada kita.


Jangan suka menganiaya manusia atau haiwan. Doa
makhluk yang teraniaya
cepat dimakbulkan ALLAH.


Jangan terlalu susah hati dengan urusan dunia.
Akhirat itu lebih utama
dan hidup di sana lebih lama dan kekal selamanya.


Jangan mempertikaikan kenapa ISLAM itu berkata JANGAN.
Sebab semuanya untuk keselamatan kita.


ALLAH lebih tahu apa yang terbaik
untuk hamba ciptaanNya.