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In his article, "Some New Ideas to Help Power Up Your Memory," in Work & Family Life (July 2004), Arthur Winter offers these techniques for improving your memory...
Do jigsaw puzzles, or even better, make your own. Take a picture from a magazine and cut it into large pieces. Make your cuts curved and angled. Mix up the pieces and put them back together. This helps hand-eye coordination, too.
Put what you visualize in your mind on paper. Next time you are waiting for an appointment, take out a piece of paper, and without looking up, sketch the furniture in the room. Or, try sketching a room you remember from your childhood.
Improve your retrieval and speed. With a kitchen timer ... write down as many five-letter words as you can in two minutes. As your list grows longer, add to the challenge. Practice with six-, seven-, or eight-letter words. Try to name all the states by their geographical divisions.
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