REM:
1) Take a pen and a few sheets of paper, entitle the first sheet as "Chain of Verbs No. 4".
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 Audit. The second verb should start with a "T", because Audit ends with "T". 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: audit, travel, lean, nest, tear down, nettle, ...
You can write any verbs that you wrote in Chain of Verbs No. 1-3 (it is good if you can remember those verbs written in Chain of Verbs No. 1-3); 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. 3, 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. 1-3. 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. 3.
Archive (Posts 1 to 48)
Introduction
Improving ability to remember and recall information is the goal. Here, practices to instigate the brain and tips to improve the memory are posted.
By following up the posts, even right after the first two weeks, you will understand that your problems with memory and attention are gradually
removed. After a while, you would find that “load of information” and “learning” will not be a torture anymore. These practices are also
recommended for people who are approaching the time risky for their mind health, decline in cognitive function and getting Alzheimer. So, as soon
as you would get some confidence here by finding some progress in remembering and recalling information, it would be nice to recommend these
practices and tips to your grandparents, parents and other relatives and friends.
This is the first level of the three-level tips and practices (in three Kindle publications) to improve your memory; as the further steps, you may
proceed on levels two and three respectively. If the practices of this level are so easy for you that you would not feel any pressure or mind
fatigue in your exercises then skip this level and start on level two or three.
Picture One
Remember the following objects in Picture One.
In the next posts, if you would be asked to say the objects in Picture One, you have to say:
- Red Rose
- Blue Whale
- Green Eyes
The order in the above three-item-list is Not important.
Line One of Sonnet 46 (William Shakespeare)
Memorize the following single verse of Sonnet 46 by William Shakespeare:
Mine eye and heart are at a mortal war,
How to divide the conquest of thy sight;
If you have problem in memorizing it, read it; continue on reading it for 10 times, 20 times ... 100 times, ... 1000 times ... until it would be
memorized. Just memorize it!
In the next posts, if you would be asked to say Line One of Sonnet 46 by William Shakespeare, you have to recall the above
verse completely.
Flag of Wales
This is the flage of Wales (a country that is part of the United Kingdom):
It is consisting of a red dragon passant on a green and white field.
In the next posts, you might be asked one of the following questions about this flag:
Q. Which country flag includes a red dragon? (Answer: Wales)
Q. What are the colors in the fag of Wales? (Answer: White, Green and Red)
Q. What is the color of the dragon in the flag of Wales? (Answer: Red)
Albert Einstein's DOB
Memorize Albert Einstein's date of birth:
14 March 1879
In your relatives and friends, whose birthday is close to 14 March? Try to find at least one person. Why? It helps you to remember that Albert
Einstein's birthday is March 14.
In the next posts you would be asked to recall Albert Einstein's date of birth.
Rectangle
| Remember the spell of Rectangle in the following languages: | |
| English: | Rectangle |
| French: | Rectangle |
| German: | Rechteck |
| Spanish: | Rectángulo |
Lewis Carroll
Remember, he is Lewis Carroll, the author of Alice in Wonderland:
Idiosyncrasy
Learn the dictation and meaning of the English word idiosyncrasy:
idiosyncrasy: A behavior or way of thinking that is characteristic of a person.
If it is difficult to memorize its spelling then write this word for 3 time ... 10 times ... 20 times ... 100 times .... until you would learn it.
In the next posts you would be questioned on the word idiosyncrasy.
Virgin Atlantic
Look at the following picture and remember what the airline name is:
Room No. One
This is Room No. One. Remember all items in this room, their colors and positions:
Quiz No. 1
Q. Which country flag does include a red dragon?
Q. What is Albert Einstein's date of birth?
Q. Who was the author of Alice in Wonderland?
Radio Practice
The following exercise is called Radio Practice. Accomplish it just in 4 minutes. Do NOT do it for more than 4 minutes for each
practice time as it becomes harmful rather than being beneficial for your mind and memory. Arrange the whole practice procedure in 4 minutes.
Radio Practice:
Turn on a radio, tune it and listen to a report or news (a human talk in English).
Turn it down a little and just listen to it.
Again, turn it down a little and just listen to it.
Turn it down again and try to listen and understand what is said.
Turn it down … again and again and make your extreme effort to understand what the radio is saying.
Again turn it down …. just listen.
Maps of Mexico, France, China and Canada
Remember the maps of the countries Mexico,
France, China and Canada as depicted in the following.
If you have problem in "memorizing" for this practice then try to make and
imagine a shape for each map; in past, maybe at school, you have done this for the Italy's map that is like a boot.
For memorizing and remembering: the weirder shape the better.
Mexico
France
China
Canada
Object List No 1
Leave the room where you live or the office where you work.
Take a pen and paper and write down 25 objects located in the room or office.
If you cannot remember 25 objects then close your eyes and imagine that you are in there. Give dark colors to your imagination; make it clearer
and clearer. Try to remember. Give yourself 15 minutes and try to reach to 25 items.
If you could not complete the list in 15 minutes go there without the paper and look at the objects carefully just for 2 minutes. Then leave the
place and continue on completing your list.
When you are finished with the list of 25 objects then entitle the list as Object List No 1. Keep the paper in a safe place as
you would require it in the next posts.
Exercise:
Do the Radio Practice again.
Cold Mountain
Read and memorize:
Cold Mountain is a 1997 historical fiction novel by Charles Frazier. It tells the story of W.
P. Inman, a wounded deserter from the Confederate army near the end of the American Civil War who leaves the war
and walks home for months to return to his sweetheart Ada Monroe, the love of his life.
Cold Mountain is also a film based on this novel; a 2003 war drama film written and directed by Anthony
Minghella.
If you cannot memorize it then suppose that:
1- You are W. P. Inman or Ada Monroe,
2- Charles Frazier is your close friend who wrote your life story in 1997,
3- Anthony Minghella is your cousin who, in 2003, directed a movie displaying your life story.
As your life story is important to you; the story of Cold Mountain would not be forgettable for you.
10 Days in 2009, 2008, … 2000
The following (very important) exercise should be done as quickly as possible; in the worst-case scenario not in more than 150 minutes; the
faster the better!
Remember a special day, a private event, a good day, or a bad day in 2009. Just one day. In a sentence or two, write down what happened in
that day. For now, one or two sentences is enough.
Do the above task exactly for 2008, then 2007, 2006, … and finally for 2000.
So you would have a record of 10 days among 10 years; a day for each year.
Entitle the paper containing your sentences as 10 Days in 2009, 2008, … 2000. Keep your record in a safe place as you would
require it in the future posts.
If you got problem in remembering a special day for example for the year 2003 then try to do any of the followings:
- Remember your birthday in 2003; a party? Any phone call? Any email? Any card?
- Remember your mothers’ birthday, your father’s, … brother’s, sister’s, close friend’s, cousin’s birthday in 2003 … anybody’s?
- Remember if, in 2003, someone was born, passed away …?
- Remember a car accident in 2003, …, any disaster?
- Remember a good or bad mark? Any exam in 2003?
- Remember making a friend … a boyfriend or a girlfriend in 2003?
- Remember a trip … any trip in 2003?
- Remember a movie in 2003? In theater? On TV?
- Remember a moving in 2003 … a new place? A new storage?
- Remember a purchase in 2003 … a car? A laptop? A desktop? … A watch?
…
Try to remember something in someday of 2003.
Again, you have to do this exercise for the years 2009, 2008, 2007, … 2000.
Word Lists BAS, DAM and EXE
Take a pen and paper and without using any dictionary write down the following lists:
List BAS: all English words that start with BAS, e.g. basin, basis, etc.
List DAM: all English words that start with DAM, e.g. damage, damp, etc.
List EXE: all English words that start with EXE, e.g. exert, execution, etc.
For each list, do not spend more than 5 minutes to recall words.
When finished, open an dictionary and see what you have missed; i.e. what were in your passive memory but you could not recall.
Now, use the dictionary and complete the lists with words you missed and the words that you did not know at all. Put an ‘M’ sign close to the
words you missed and an ‘N’ sign close to words that were new to you.
Keep your paper in a safe place as you would require these lists in the future posts.
Yesterday Story No.1
Take a pen and paper and write down what you exactly did yesterday from the time waked up up to go the bed. Remember every detail.
To help yourself, divide the day into quarters and write for example, from 6:00am to 6:15am ...; ...; from 9:00am to 9:15am driving to the office
while listening to radio; from 9:15am to 9:30am checking emails; ...
When finished, review and try to include missing items that you did yesterday AND also try to give more details to what you wrote yet. Try and
try until your brain get tired and totally exhausted. Don't give up as this is an important exercise for your brain.
Entitle your paper as Yesterday Story No.1 and keep it in a safe place for further reference.
Number Imagination Practice
Close your eyes and imagine number one; i.e. make 1 in your mind or see 1 by closed eyes. You should see the complete shape of one as “1”.
When you completely imagined 1 in your mind with closed eyes, then imagine number 2; see it clearly in your mind while your eyes are closed.
Again, when you completely imagined 2 then try the same for 3, 4, … until 99.
Perform this exercise completely even if you would find it very boring. Your brain requires this kind of practice to help your memory to bring out
items from passive memory to the active ones.
If you have problem to imagine numbers clearly with closed eyes then try out the following instruction for making clear imagination.
Write down 1 on a paper, keep it very close to your eyes and stare it. Then while still staring, without moving the paper, close your eyes try to
make it in your head. If you could not see it in your mind, then open your eyes and stare it again. Continue this practice until you could see the
number in your head clearly. Note that during this practice you do not need to move the paper at all.
High School Friends
Take a pen and paper. Entitle the paper as High School Friends.
Try to remember all your friends and classmates from all the time that you were in high school. A friend might be your classmate or not, write
down all of them. Preferably, write down first names and last names if could not then either first name or last name for each.
Keep your paper in a safe place as you would require it in the next posts.
Exercise:
Do the Radio Practice again.
List of Foods
Take a pen and paper. Entitle the paper as List of Foods.
Now, try to remember names of all foods that you know or you have ever had; from the first days of your life that you could remember up to
now.
This mind exercise should take at least 20 minutes. So try to complete this list in 20 minutes or more; take your time!
Exercise:
1. Do the Number Imagination Practice for numbers 85 to 184.
2. Do the Radio Practice again.
Counting Practice
Without using a calculator, paper, etc. do the following counting practices. During each practice you should not be disturbed
or interrupted; otherwise restart it. Remember that this is a great exercise for you to improve your concentration helping your memory. After each practice you may rest for 1 - 3 minutes and not more.
1) Count from 11 to 91 like this (add 8 to a number to get the next number):
11, 19, 27, 35, ..., 91
2) Count from 81 to 1 like this (subtract 4 from a number to get the next
number):
81, 77, 73, 69, ..., 1
3) Count from 111 to 231 like this (add 6 to a number to get the next number):
111, 117, 123, ..., 231
4) Count from 181 to 91 like this (subtract 3 from a number to get the
next number):
181, 178, 175, ..., 91
Word Scamble Puzzle No. 1
Review the following definitions in 2 minutes or less then solve the Word Scramble Puzzle that follows.
In the time of solving the puzzle, do NOT refer to the list of definitions!
When finished, write down your score out of 20 in a paper entitled Word Scramble Puzzle No. 1. Keep this score as you may require it for
evaluating your progress in future.
A strip or ridge of rocks, sand or coral near the surface of a body of water: reef
A guiding principle or procedure considered expedient, prudent or advantageous: policy
Almost exact or correct: approximate
Struck with great surprise and emotional disturbance: shocked
Something that furnishes proof: evidence
One that gives evidence: witness
To have necessary or fitting qualifications: measure up
A conspicuous object serving as a guide: mark
Regrettable or infelicitous: unfortunate
An unforeseen event or circumstance : accident
An act that damages: injury
Inferior in importance: minor
Unquestionably: absolutely
To advise or counsel: recommend
A general physical examination: checkup
An arrangement to meet a person or be at a place at a certain time: appointment
Accurately: exactly
To represent in words : describe
Occur: happen
In the direction of: towards
Word Scramble Puzzle No. 1
2. A guiding principle or procedure considered expedient, prudent or advantageous: lpcioy
3. Almost exact or correct: poaparxemti
4. Struck with great surprise and emotional disturbance: chsdeko
5. Something that furnishes proof : edevniec
6. One that gives evidence: ntssiwe
7. To have necessary or fitting qualifications (two words): aseremu pu
8. A conspicuous object serving as a guide: rkma
9. Regrettable or infelicitous: turofantneu
10. An unforeseen event or circumstance : dcitcnea
11. An act that damages: uijnry
12. Inferior in importance: irnmo
13. Unquestionably: ultesbaoyl
14. To advise or counsel: nmcredmoe
15. A general physical examination: pckecuh
16. An arrangement to meet a person or be at a place at a certain time: piapeontmnt
17. Accurately: xealcyt
18. To represent in words : ecdbsire
19. Occur: aephpn
20. In the direction of: saotwdr
List of Items No. 1
This is List of Items No. 1. Look at the items for 3 minutes then take it away.
Take a pen and paper. Now, try to remember what you saw on the list and write it on the paper. You have 3 minutes to remember.
How many items you could write? Give yourself a score out of 24 as there are 24 items in the list.
Keep this paper in a safe place as you would require it in the future posts.
In the List of Items No. 1, how many items could you remember and write down? If less than 20 then do that exercise again
but by one of the following two methods:
1. Make a story that somehow includes or employs the 24 objects of the List of Items No. 1; something like this: There was a
Cat on a Tree where a Bird lived, that tree was in the yard of the Greek Colosseum ....
2. Classify the objects of the List of Items No. 1 in several groups such as Animals, Accessories, etc. and then memorize the
groups and the items for each group.
Now, as a new exercise, try to memorize the following list of items in three minutes; then, take it away and take a pen and paper. Now, try to
remember what you saw on this list and write it on the paper. You have 3 minutes to remember. You may use one of the above two methods to
memorize this list easier.
How many items you could write? Give yourself a score out of 24 as there are 24 items in the list.
Keep this paper, entitled as List of Items No. 2, in a safe place as you would require it in the next posts.
List of Items No. 2:
1. Bullet
2. Mug
3. Chain
4. Belt
5. Prison
6. Wire
7. Powder
8. Sword
9. Carrot
10. Car
11. Hose
12. Nail
13. Column
14. Cigarette
15. Grass
16. Boat
17. Skull
18. Canary
19. Tile
20. Handcuff
21. Sugar
22. Printer
23. Deer
24. Cheese
1. What items are in Picture One?
2. Say the single verse of Sonnet 46 by William Shakespeare!
3. What are the colors in the flag of Wales?
4. What is Albert Einstein's date of birth?
5. Spell Rectangle in German!
6. Who is the author of Alice in Wonderland?
7. What is the English word meaning "A behavior or way of thinking that is characteristic of a person"?
8. What is the airline name on the picture that depicted an airplane?
9. Say nine objects depicted in Room No. One!
10. What country is shown below:
If you could answer 5 or more questions correctly and completely then you have done the exercises very well otherwise:
Just do NOT give up and carefully restart and follow all posts as in "Archive (Posts 1 to 24)". You would get the desired result if and only if you
would not give up and do not discard any post/exercise.
Take a pen and paper. Entitle the paper as My Neighbours.
Try to remember the name of all people who are living or working in your neighbourhood (where you live); all people, old, young, kids, ...
landlords, tenants, shopkeepers, everyone. If you cannot remember a name, write down his or her characteristics, behavior, or specifications;
e.g. the guy who works in building No. 111, is bald and wears sunglasses, etc.
Write down as many as you can remember; but just in 30 minutes or less.
Keep your paper in a safe place as you would require it in the next posts.
This is a list of 20 great novels of all time and their authors. Just memorize the author's name for each novel:
1. Anna Karenina -- Leo Tolstoy
2. War and Peace -- Leo Tolstoy
3. The Brothers Karamazov -- Fyodor Dostoyevsky
4. The Idiot -- Fyodor Dostoyevsky
5. The Gambler -- Fyodor Dostoyevsky
6. Crime and Punishment -- Fyodor Dostoyevsky
7. Tess of the d'Urbervilles: A Pure Woman Faithfully Presented -- Thomas
Hardy
8. The Reivers -- William Faulkner
9. A Fable -- William Faulkner
10. Guard of Honor -- James Gould Cozzens
11. The Way West -- A. B. Guthrie
12. The Town -- Conrad Richter
13. The Caine Mutiny -- Herman Wouk
14. The Old Man and the Sea -- Ernest Hemingway
15. Andersonville -- MacKinlay Kantor
16. The Voice at the Back Door -- Elizabeth Spencer
17. A Death in the Family -- James Agee
18. The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters -- Robert Lewis Taylor
19. Advise and Consent -- Allen Drury
20. To Kill a Mockingbird -- Harper Lee
Suppose your very close friend works in a country called Zuzu, where a cell number is very long number. You want to memorize his/her number:
00444-324-4872-1913-6784-2058
Memorize it! Do not try to find a clue or relation among the digits. Just memorize it normally, even if it takes several minutes or hours to memorize
it.
Your memory needs food. This is a small food for it!
Remember these faces, their names, and the year each won the Nobel prize in literature!
Orhan Pamuk(2006 Nobel Winner in Literature)
Doris Lessing (2007 Nobel Winner in Literature)
J. M. G. Le Clézio (2008 Nobel Winner in Literature)
Herta Müller (2009 Nobel Winner in Literature)Now, you know four Nobel winners in literature for the years 2006-2009. Keep in mind that you would be asked on these faces.
Rememeber these shapes in geometry:
Dodecahedron: A dodecahedron is any polyhedron with twelve flat faces, but usually a regular dodecahedron is meant.
Icosahedron: An icosahedron is a regular polyhedron with 20 identical equilateral triangular faces, 30 edges and 12 vertices.
Icosidodecahedron: An icosidodecahedron is a polyhedron with twenty triangular faces and twelve pentagonal faces.
You already did this important exercise for years 2009, 2008, 2000. Now, do the same for 1999, 1998, ..., 1990! Again, it should be done as
quickly as possible; in the worst-case scenario not in more than 150 minutes; the faster the better!
Remember a special day, a private event, a good day, or a bad day in 1999. Just one day. In a sentence or two, write down what happened in
that day. For now, one or two sentence is enough.
Do the above task exactly for 1998, then 1997, 1996, … and for 1990.
Please do NOT give up! Review the guide in the post, "10 Days in 2009,
2008, … 2000!"
So, now, by regarding the record that you already saved for "10 Days in
2009, 2008, … 2000", you have a set of records for 20 days among 20 years; a day for each year.
Entitle the paper containing your sentences as 10 Days in 10 Days in 1999, 1998, … 1990. Keep your new record in a safe
place as you would require it in the future posts.
Exercise:
Do the "Counting Practice" now! Then, do the "Radio Practice"!
This is a list of 10 countries and their capitals. Just memorize the capital city for each country and its spelling:
1. Kenya > Nairobi
2. Ghana > Accra
3. Uganda > Kampala
4. Bahrain > Manama
5. Cambodia > Phnom Penh
6. Kazakhstan > Astana
7. Sri Lanka > Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte
8. Belarus > Minsk
9. Iceland > Reykjavík
10. Kosovo > Pristina
Suppose that you cannot memorize "Pristina is the capital of Kosovo". To resolve this issue, imagine, in the midnight around 1:00am, one of your
close friends calls you. She says, "My flight was about to crash by the pilot could save us."
You, "Where are you now?"
She, "In a cold desert."
You, "Where???"
She, "Let me ask ..."
You are anxious ...
She, "We are about 20Km of Pristina."
You, "WHAT? Where?!"
She, "PRISTINA"
You, "WHAT? PRISTINA! Where the hell's that?!"
She, "Let me ask ..."
You are wondering and anxious ... you think, "Pristina! Is it in Afrika?! Never heard of that!"
She, "Hello ..."
You, "Yeah ... hey ... where?"
She, "The capital of Kosovo!"
...
If you could imagine this story exactly and clearly you would never forget that Pristina is the capital of Kosovo.
Make stories that make more sense to you in order to memorize and recall abstract items!
This is one of the memory exercises that has a direct and quick impact on your working memory. So take it seriously and if you would find it
hard to follow do not give up; just try to learn and do!
You will see four squares appear in 3*3 boxes as in the following. Scroll down by
your LEFT hand to see the next box if the pattern of the squares is the same as it was one trial back; i.e., the same pattern appears twice in a
row. And scroll down by your RIGHT hand to see the next box if the pattern of the squares is different from the previous one.
During the
exercise do not look at the previous boxes, just focus on the current one.
If scrolling by mouse by left or right hand is difficult for you
then use the down arrow key; one hand by the mouse and one hand by the down arrow key.
If you are using a device different from a PC
or notebook then choose a key or tool of your device for left hand's function and one key or tool for right hand's function, or use the same key
but by switching hands on it.
You should not take more than 2 seconds for each box. If not possible for you try it and try until you would
be able to do that in 2 second periods for each box.
If you do not know if you are doing well and fast enough then ask someone to
supervise you during the first tries.
NOTE: You should do this exercise 5 days in a row to obtain its benefit for your brain; each day at least 16 minutes. The more the
better. For the sake of your brain, do not be lazy to this exercise.
Ready? Start:
GOOD JOB! Try again!
Before starting this new exercise:
1) Take a pen and a few sheets of paper, entitle the first sheet as "Chain of Words No. 1".
2) You should accomplish this practice just in 20 minutes.
3) Fully concentrated. Nobody in the room, no noise and nothing to interrupt you; turn off your cell.
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 words, starting with April. The second word should start with an "L", because April ends with "L". The third word in the list
should start with the last letter of your second word. Each item in your list should be a single word: a verb, an adverb, a noun, etc. but not a
person name. Example: April, lion, nest, title, evolve, earth, hot, tip, point, ...
Take a clock to measure time; remember in 20 minutes; without any kind of interruptions.
Ready?
Start!
- - -
OK, when finished, write the count of words in your paper, and keep your list as a record to compare with what you would do in the future posts.
To multiply by 99, you multiply by 100-1.
Examples:
23 * 99 = 23 * (100 - 1) = 2300 - 23 = 2200 + (100 - 23) = 2277
55 * 99 = 55 * (100 - 1) = 5500 - 55 = 5400 + (100 - 55) = 5445
87 * 99 = 87 * (100 - 1) = 8700 - 87 = 8600 + (100 - 87) = 8613
Now, you know how to multiply by 99 easily. Do NOT use pen, paper, or calculator and only in you mind, do the following
exercises in 8 minutes or less:
1) 5 * 99
2) 14 * 99
3) 29 * 99
4) 34 * 99
5) 47 * 99
6) 56 * 99
7) 63 * 99
8) 78 * 99
9) 81 * 99
10) 95 * 99
Do the Working Memory's Hand Exercise again.
Before starting this exercise which is very similar to the Chain of Words
exercise:
1) Take a pen and a few sheets of paper, entitle the first sheet as "Chain of Names No. 1".
2) You should accomplish this practice in 30 minutes.
3) As for the Chain of Words exercise, fully concentrated. Nobody in the
room, no noise and nothing to interrupt you; turn off your cell.
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 names for human, starting with Alice. The second name should start with an "E", because Alice ends with "E". The
third name in the list should start with the last letter of your second name. Each item in your list should be a single-word English name (personal
name). Example: Alice, Elliot, Tom, Megan, ...
Take a clock/timer to measure time; remember in 30 minutes; without any kind of interruptions.
Your list should be long; the longer the better, so try to write names fast as much as possible.
Ready?
Start!
- - -
OK, when finished, write the count of names in your paper, and keep your list as a record to compare with what you would do in the future
posts.
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Dear Reader,
Please recommend this blog to the seniors in your family, relatives and friends. The exercises presented in this blog are not only to improve active and working memory but also to prevent the
Alzheimer disease.
Take a pen and paper, and in a place where nobody can interrupt you do the following exercise in your maximum speed. If you fail in the first
tries DON’T give up, try again.
While you are doing this exercise, you should not look at what you would have written at any time!
Learn how the following strings are generated.
In the first string, write down from 0 to 9 but instead of zero write A.
In the second string, write down from 0 to 9 but instead of one write B.
In the third string, write down from 0 to 9 but instead of two write C.
...
In the 26th string, write down from 0 to 9 but instead of five write Z.
In the 27th string, write down from 0 to 9 but instead of six write A (after Z you should continue with A, B, C…).
In the 28th string, write down from 0 to 9 but instead of seven write B.
In the 29th string, write down from 0 to 9 but instead of eight write C.
…
As shown in the following, write until you would write Z instead of 7.
A, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
0, B, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
0, 1, C, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
0, 1, 2, D, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
0, 1, 2, 3, E, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
0, 1, 2, 3, 4, F, 6, 7, 8, 9
0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, G, 7, 8, 9
0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, H, 8, 9
0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, I, 9
0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, J
K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
0, L, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
0, 1, M, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
0, 1, 2, N, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
0, 1, 2, 3, O, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
0, 1, 2, 3, 4, P, 6, 7, 8, 9
0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, Q, 7, 8, 9
0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, R, 8, 9
0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, S, 9
0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, T
U, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
0, V, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
0, 1, W, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
0, 1, 2, X, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
0, 1, 2, 3, Y, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
0, 1, 2, 3, 4, Z, 6, 7, 8, 9
0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, A, 7, 8, 9
0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, B, 8, 9
0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, C, 9
0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, D
E, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
0, F, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
0, 1, G, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
0, 1, 2, H, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
0, 1, 2, 3, I, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
0, 1, 2, 3, 4, J, 6, 7, 8, 9
0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, K, 7, 8, 9
0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, L, 8, 9
0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, M, 9
0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, N
…
S, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
0, T, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
0, 1, U, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
0, 1, 2, V, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
0, 1, 2, 3, W, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
0, 1, 2, 3, 4, X, 6, 7, 8, 9
0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, Y, 7, 8, 9
0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, Z, 8, 9
Do the Radio Practice now!
Do the Multiply By 99 exercise again!
Before starting this exercise which is as the Chain of Words and the Chain of Names exercises:
1) Take a pen and a few sheets of paper, entitle the first sheet as "Chain of Verbs No. 1".
2) You should accomplish this practice in 40 minutes; not less; not more; exactly in 40 minutes.
3) Fully concentrated; nobody in the room, no noise and nothing to interrupt you; turn off your cell.
4) You should do this exercise with your maximum 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 Improve. The second verb should start with an "E", because Improve ends with "E". 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: Improve, Eat, Terminate, Execute, End up, Pour, ...
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, so try to write verbs fast as much as possible.
Ready?
Start!
- - -
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.
For each pair of words in the following, remember a real memory in your life and write down it in a sentence that contains the two words.
Example:
For the two words:
"Biggest" and "Tomato"
One may write:
"The biggest tomato that I have ever seen was in my ex-neighbor farm around 2002."
The memory/event/incident that you remember should be Real and should Contain the two words.
Take your time as much as you want and start:
1) Girl and Rude
2) Celebrity and Lust
3) Work and Fun
4) Funny and Boy
5) Apple and Vast
6) Ship and Sound
7) Bind and Men
8) Light and Arm
9) Zoo and Meet
10) Stone and Hard
This is the second time that you are doing this exercise; so it is important that you preform this better than past. So do your best to get a
better result. This is very important for your memory to get a better result.
1) Take a pen and a few sheets of paper, entitle the first sheet as "Chain of Words No. 2".
2) You should accomplish this practice just in 20 minutes (as you did it before).
3) 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; more than when you did Chain of Words No. 1.
5) Write down a list of words, starting with May. The second word should start with an "M", because May ends with "M". The third word in the list
should start with the last letter of your second word. Each item in your list should be a single word: a verb, an adverb, a noun, etc. any word but
not a person name. Example: May, yell, late, evolve, earth, hot, tip, point, ...
You can write any words that you wrote in Chain of Words No. 1 (it is good if you can remember words of Chain of Words No. 1); however, this is
optional.
Take a clock to measure time; remember just in 20 minutes; without any kind of interruptions.
Ready?
Start!
- - -
OK, when finished, write the count of words in your paper, and keep your list as a record to compare with what you would do in the future posts.
Now bring your record of Chain of Words No. 1. Compare the result (number of words written) with what you did now. Hopefully you did better in
Chain of Words No. 2. 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 Words No. 1.
This is the second time that you are doing Chain of Names; so it is important that you preform this better than past. So do your best to get a
better result. This is very important for your memory to get a better result.
1) Take a pen and a few sheets of paper, entitle the first sheet as "Chain of Names No. 2".
2) You should accomplish this practice in 30 minutes.
3) As for the Chain of Words exercise, 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 names for human, starting with Megan. The second name should start with an "N", because Megan ends with "N".
The third name in the list should start with the last letter of your second name. Each item in your list should be a single-word English name
(personal name). Example: Megan, Natalie, Elizabeth, Helen, ...
You can write any names that you wrote in Chain of Names No. 1 (it is good if you can remember the names written in Chain of Names No. 1);
however, this is optional.
Take a clock/timer to measure time; remember in 30 minutes; without any kind of interruptions.
Your list should be long; the longer the better, longer than the list you wrote in Chain of Names No. 1, so try to write names fast as much as
possible.
Ready?
Start!
- - -
OK, when finished, write the count of words in your paper, and keep your list as a record to compare with what you would do in the future posts.
Now bring your record of Chain of Names No. 1. Compare the result (number of names written) with what you did now. Hopefully you did better in
Chain of Names No. 2. 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 Names No. 1.
Tonight, when you are in bed to sleep, count all English words which you know starting with "A". Your eyes can be open or closed; optional. Don't
use any pen or paper (in bed!). The more words the better. Do this exercise until you would fall asleep.
Actually this exercise is very useful for people who have sleep problem in bed.
In the morning, you should remember how many words you counted last night.
In counting the words, you may use your fingers (optional).
Try to keep this exercise an every-night action if possible. One night for words starting with "A", next night for words starting with "B", ... In this
way you are sure that your mind is a bit more maintained.
Try to understand what a Wording Digit Puzzle (WDP) is and then solve the following 10 puzzles.
Example: Difficulty or failure in the alimentary canal in changing food into absorptive nutriment:
1591997520941414
Solution:
Step 1. Consider the digit(s) for each letter that is as the same of the order of the letter in English alphabet; i.e., a = 1, b = 2, c = 3, d = 4, e =
5, … , y = 25, and z = 26.
Step 2. Try to find out some letters that can be inferred directly from the given number: 1591997520941414.
In this number, 1591997520941414, the first ‘nine’ leads to an ‘i’ because:
a) in 1591997520941414, 59 is a number that is not assigned to any letter, numbers of letters are from 1 to 26 for ‘a’ to ‘z’.
b) in 1591997520941414, 91 is a number that is not assigned to any letter,
so one of the letters of the answer is ‘i’.
Again, the third ‘nine’ leads to an ‘i’ because:
a) in 1591997520941414, 99 is greater than 26 and cannot be assigned to any letter,
b) in 1591997520941414, 97 is greater than 26 too and cannot be assigned to any letter.
Based on the above logic, find more letters of the solution as many as possible.
Step 3. Try to find some logical hints; e.g., as the first ‘nine’ in 1591997520941414 is for an ‘i', then the first two digits, 1591997520941414
should lead to:
1 and 5 leading to ‘a’ and ‘e’
Or
15 leading to an ‘o’.
4. By some letters and some other complex hints which you found, refer to the clue: “Difficulty or failure in the alimentary canal in changing food
into absorptive nutriment” and find the answer that is indigestion:
9,14,4,9,7,5,19,20,9,15,14 - indigestion
PUZZLES:
No. 1. To suffer extremity of hunger or thirst:
98613119
Solution:
6,1,13,9,19,8 - famish
No 2. A foreigner who enters a country to settle there:
14131871209139
Solution:
9,13,13,9,7,18,1,14,20 - immigrant
No. 3. Small in quantity or importance:
41811415952314912519
Solution:
9,14,3,15,14,19,9,4,5,18,1,2,12,5 - inconsiderable
No. 4. Insane:
55413145204
Solution:
4,5,13,5,14,20,5,4 - demented
No. 5. The coming or arrival, as of any important change, event, state, or personage:
420511422
Solution:
1,4,22,5,14,20 - advent
No. 6. Unadvisable:
1454916592451420
Solution:
9,14,5,24,16,5,4,9,5,14,20 - inexpedient
No. 7. A young cow:
5895618
Solution:
8,5,9,6,5,18 - heifer
No. 8. Engagement to marry:
20518201152128
Solution:
2,5,20,18,15,20,8,1,12 - betrothal
No. 9. Not exactly according to the facts:
32152018911431
Solution:
9,14,1,3,3,21,18,1,20,5 - inaccurate
No. 10. Unutterable:
51895162491419521912
Solution:
9,14,5,24,16,18,5,19,19,9,2,12,5 - inexpressible
Try to understand what a Wording Digit Puzzle (WDP) is and then solve the following 10 puzzles.
Example: Difficulty or failure in the alimentary canal in changing food into absorptive nutriment:
1591997520941414
Solution:
Step 1. Consider the digit(s) for each letter that is as the same of the order of the letter in English alphabet; i.e., a = 1, b = 2, c = 3, d = 4, e =
5, … , y = 25, and z = 26.
Step 2. Try to find out some letters that can be inferred directly from the given number: 1591997520941414.
In this number, 1591997520941414, the first ‘nine’ leads to an ‘i’ because:
a) in 1591997520941414, 59 is a number that is not assigned to any letter, numbers of letters are from 1 to 26 for ‘a’ to ‘z’.
b) in 1591997520941414, 91 is a number that is not assigned to any letter,
so one of the letters of the answer is ‘i’.
Again, the third ‘nine’ leads to an ‘i’ because:
a) in 1591997520941414, 99 is greater than 26 and cannot be assigned to any letter,
b) in 1591997520941414, 97 is greater than 26 too and cannot be assigned to any letter.
Based on the above logic, find more letters of the solution as many as possible.
Step 3. Try to find some logical hints; e.g., as the first ‘nine’ in 1591997520941414 is for an ‘i', then the first two digits, 1591997520941414
should lead to:
1 and 5 leading to ‘a’ and ‘e’
Or
15 leading to an ‘o’.
4. By some letters and some other complex hints which you found, refer to the clue: “Difficulty or failure in the alimentary canal in changing food
into absorptive nutriment” and find the answer that is indigestion:
9,14,4,9,7,5,19,20,9,15,14 - indigestion
PUZZLES:
No. 1. To suffer extremity of hunger or thirst:
98613119
Solution:
6,1,13,9,19,8 - famish
No 2. A foreigner who enters a country to settle there:
14131871209139
Solution:
9,13,13,9,7,18,1,14,20 - immigrant
No. 3. Small in quantity or importance:
41811415952314912519
Solution:
9,14,3,15,14,19,9,4,5,18,1,2,12,5 - inconsiderable
No. 4. Insane:
55413145204
Solution:
4,5,13,5,14,20,5,4 - demented
No. 5. The coming or arrival, as of any important change, event, state, or personage:
420511422
Solution:
1,4,22,5,14,20 - advent
No. 6. Unadvisable:
1454916592451420
Solution:
9,14,5,24,16,5,4,9,5,14,20 - inexpedient
No. 7. A young cow:
5895618
Solution:
8,5,9,6,5,18 - heifer
No. 8. Engagement to marry:
20518201152128
Solution:
2,5,20,18,15,20,8,1,12 - betrothal
No. 9. Not exactly according to the facts:
32152018911431
Solution:
9,14,1,3,3,21,18,1,20,5 - inaccurate
No. 10. Unutterable:
51895162491419521912
Solution:
9,14,5,24,16,18,5,19,19,9,2,12,5 - inexpressible
Take a pen and paper. Just relax; sit down, and write down your top 20 days; your favorite days; days in your whole life which are the best of
yours. In this exercise, you can mention a day by a few words or a sentence. Keep this paper (entitled Top 20 Days) in a safe place for further
use in the next posts.
Note that your #1 should be the best day in your life; #2 should be the best day however not better that #1, …; so in order. You can write them
in a dirty page and then order them in a good paper.
Example:
#1. I met John for the second time at his place
#2. My dad won a prize in lottery
#3. I flew a chopper for the first time
…
#20. I graduated from high school
Take a pen and paper and also take your paper entitled "Top 20 Days". Now, write down all details that you can remember from the days which
you ranked as #18, #19 and #20 one by one.
To remember the details, focus on each of those three days individually. For searching and finding the details you should imagine everything from
the scenes of the day, see the colors in your mind, remember the faces, try to hear the voice and tone of people existed in that day, etc.
You should make yourself totally tired by doing this exercise. Your brain needs to have fun; this is a fun for it, it makes your brain vernal. So go
on to find more details.
Now, do the Working Memory's Hand Exercise posted on Saturday, April 3, 2010 again. Remember that it has a direct and quick
impact on your working memory. You should not ignore it if you find it hard to do. If it is hard then instead of ignoring it, do it again and again to
make it easy for yourself.