Exercise

Re-do the following memory exercises now:

1. Radio Practice

2. Digital Hand Signal

Chain of Words (No. 4)

Do the Chain of Words exercise (take it seriously); write down a list of words starting with July.

You can see the details for this exercise on one of the following links:

Chain of Words (No. 1)

Chain of Words (No. 2)

Chain of Words (No. 3)

Digital Hand Signal

The following is an exercises that has direct effect on your working memory.

The even digits 0, 2, 4, 6, 8 are for your right hand and the odd digits 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 are for your left hand; i.e. when you see an even digit you should raise your right hand and then bring it down fast and when you encounter an odd digit you should raise your left hand and then bring it down fast.

When you see a number, you should read its digits from left to right and based on the above rule you should raise/down your hand for each digit accordingly.

For example, when you see the number 123, you should raise your right hand and bring it down, raise your left hand and bring it down, and again raise your right hand and bring it down. It seems to be funny BUT it works!

OK, now get ready to do this exercise for the following numbers; try to be fast as much as possible. If you make a mistake for a number then you may do it again for that number.

Ready?

Start!

2

44

1132

441125

8697123

988776531

2048353694

10059865112

452316789620

5050514985365

95125875364820

401563026894212

5606509845231204

95236748123080124

List of Animals that You Know!

Do you remember the exercise entitled "List of Novel Titles" which you did a while ago? OK, this exercise is almost the same to your brain; however, you memory is scanned on slightly different areas.

Take a pen and paper and in 15 minutes, write down the name of all animals that you know; it does not matter whether you have ever seen them or not; you just need to know the name. Any kind or types of animals; invertebrates: insects, mollusks, crustaceans, corals, and vertebrates: fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals, etc.

During this exercise, you should not be interrupted; fully concentrated.

Try to write with correct spellings; if you cannot does not matter; just write down as for now the count of names that you can remember is important. Try to use your memory power in this 15 minute exercise to write down more and more animal names as much as possible.

When finished; count the names; how many?

less than a hundred? not good; you need to study, read and practice more ...
120 names? Good job!
150 names? WOW, excellent!!!

Now, check whether the spellings are correct; if not then try to learn/memorize the correct spellings.

My Map (No. 2)

Take a pen and paper, entitle this exercise as "My Map - No. 2".

In 10-15 minutes, draw a map of the area/zone where you lived right before where you are living now!

Again, in this exercise, you should not use any kind of maps; draw just based on what you have in your memory - the more details the better AND the more extensions the better. As it said before: "Extract from your brain; this is what your brain really needs in order to be vivacious; extract the info that are rarely remembered."

When finished; take a real map (you can use an online map such as http://maps.google.com/) and compare your map with it; see the incorrect details and missed items. Try to have a better understanding/intuition of where you lived in past.

Keep your map as a record for future reference.

Word Shift Puzzles [Part Two]

When you are asked to shift a word by a number, you should shift each letter of the word by that number; in this way you would make a new combination of letters that in some especial cases can be an English word. For example, if you are asked to shift the words "king" and "pawn" by four you should get "omrk" and "tear"; where "omrk" is not an English word but "tear" is.

Reminder:
How to shift "king" and "pawn" by four:

king

k --> 11 + 4 = 15 <-- o

i --> 9 + 4 = 13 <-- m

n --> 14 + 4 = 18 <-- r

g --> 7 + 4 = 11 <-- k

king {shift by 4} --> omrk

pawn

p --> 16 + 4 = 20 <-- t

a --> 1 + 4 = 5 <-- e

w --> 23 + 4 = 27 --> 27 - 26 = 1 <-- a

n --> 14 + 4 = 18 <-- r

pawn {shift by 4} --> tear

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OK, now you should do the following Word Shift Puzzles in your head; do not use pen and paper! Just keep in mind that each of the following puzzles will lead to an English word.

hewn - {shift by 4 }
hate - {shift by 4 }
dated - {shift by 15 }
aptly - {shift by 19 }
lean - {shift by 4 }
bore - {shift by 13 }
layout - {shift by 20 }
pear - {shift by 22 }
fusion - {shift by 6 }
core - {shift by 20 }
seal - {shift by 8 }
loop - {shift by 16 }
daze - {shift by 15 }
cheer - {shift by 7 }
urge - {shift by 24 }
rude - {shift by 14 }
ribs - {shift by 12 }
satin - {shift by 20 }
fake - {shift by 14 }
lawn - {shift by 4 }

Answer:

hewn - { 4 } - liar
hate - { 4 } - lexi
dated - { 15 } - spits
aptly - { 19 } - timer
lean - { 4 } - pier
bore - { 13 } - ober
layout - { 20 } - fusion
pear - { 22 } - lawn
fusion - { 6 } - layout
core - { 20 } - wily
seal - { 8 } - amit
loop - { 16 } - beef
daze - { 15 } - spot
cheer - { 7 } - jolly
urge - { 24 } - spec
rude - { 14 } - firs
ribs - { 12 } - dune
satin - { 20 } - munch
fake - { 14 } - toys
lawn - { 4 } - pear

Word Shift Puzzles [Part One]

In this exercise, you would solve several Word Shift Puzzles. First, you need to know what a Word Shift Puzzle is. To learn this word game, follow the following facts and rules:

1. The value of a letter is as the same of its order in English alphabet; hence:

a = 1,
b = 2,
c = 3,
d = 4,
e = 5,
...
x = 24,
y = 25,
z = 26

2. If you shift a letter by one you would get a letter which value is one more than the original letter; for example: if you shift letter 'a' by one you would get the letter 'b'; more examples:

shift 'a' by 2 - result is 'c'
shift 'a' by 3 - result is 'd'
...
shift 'a' by 25 - result is 'z'
shift 'a' by 26 - result is 'a' (note: the value of the shifted letter must be 1+26=27; but we don't have an English letter by a value of 27; so we subtract 26 from 27 that will be 1' i.e. the letter 'a')

shift 'b' by 2 - result is 'd'
shift 'b' by 3 - result is 'e'
shift 'b' by 25 - result is 'a' (note: the value of the shifted letter must be 2+25=27; but we don't have an English letter with a value of 27; so we subtract 26 from 27 that will be 1 i.e. the letter 'a')

shift 'c' by 2 - result is 'e'
shift 'f' by 3 - result is 'i' (because 'f' = 6, and 6 + 3 = 9; where 'i' = 9)
shift 's' by 11 - result is 'd' (because 's' = 19, and 19 + 11 = 30; as 30 is more than 26 so we subtract 26 from 30: 30 - 26 = 4, where 'd' = 9)

OK, now, do the following shifts to make sure you know how to that:

shift 'd' by 1
shift 'd' by 2
shift 'd' by 6
shift 'n' by 1
shift 'n' by 12
shift 'n' by 13
shift 'n' by 14
shift 'n' by 25
shift 'n' by 26
shift 'z' by 1

Answer:
shift 'd' by 1 = 'e'
shift 'd' by 2 = 'f'
shift 'd' by 6 = 'j'
shift 'n' by 1 = 'o'
shift 'n' by 12 = 'z'
shift 'n' by 13 = 'a'
shift 'n' by 14 = 'b'
shift 'n' by 25 = 'm'
shift 'n' by 26 = 'n' (a shift by 26 will be the same letter)
shift 'z' by 1 = 'a'
shift 'z' by 2 = 'b'
shift 'z' by 3 = 'c'
shift 'z' by 25 = 'y'
shift 'z' by 26 = 'z' (again, a shift by 26 will be the same letter)

[continued... (please see the next post)]

Chain of Verbs (No. 3)

Do the Chain of Verbs No. 3!

This is the third time that you are doing Chain of Verbs; try to get a better result than the second time now.

REM:

1) Take a pen and a few sheets of paper, entitle the first sheet as "Chain of Verbs No. 3".

2) You should accomplish this practice in 40 minutes.

3) Again, fully concentrated; nobody in the room, no noise and nothing to interrupt you; turn off your cell, TV, radio, etc.

4) You should do this exercise with your ultimate speed, in a high speed that you will not be able to do more than that any more; your highest speed.

5) Write down a list of English verbs, starting with Jog. The second verb should start with a "G", because Jog ends with "G". The third verb in the list should start with the last letter of your second verb. Each item in your list should be an English verb containing one or more word. Example: jog, generate, execute, end up, pour, ...

You can write any verbs that you wrote in Chain of Verbs No. 1 & 2 (it is good if you can remember the verbs written in Chain of Verbs No. 1 or 2); however, this is optional.

Take a clock/timer to measure time; remember in 40 minutes; without any kind of interruptions.

Your list should be long; the longer the better, longer than the list you wrote in Chain of Verbs No. 1 & 2, so try to write verbs fast as much as possible.

Ready?

Start!

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OK, when finished, write the count of verbs in your paper, and keep your list as a record to compare with what you would do in the future posts.

Now bring your records of Chain of Verbs No. 1 & 2. Compare the result (number of verbs written) with what you did now. Hopefully you did better in Chain of Verbs No. 3. If not then PLEASE do this exercise again tomorrow (but not earlier than 12 hours from now on). You should get a result better than Chain of Verbs No. 2.