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7 Simple Ways to Improve Your Memory Without Any Training
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Boost your memory easily by writing about your problems, looking at a natural scene, predicting your performance and more...
You'll have heard about the usual methods for improving memory, like using imagery, chunking and building associations with other memories. If not Google it and you'll find millions of websites with the same information.
The problem with most of these methods is they involve a fair amount of mental effort.
So here are seven easy ways to boost your memory that are backed up by psychological research. None require you to train hard, spend any money or take illegal drugs. All free, all pretty easy, all natural!
1. Write about your problems
To do complex tasks we rely on our 'working memory'. This is our ability to shuttle information in and out of consciousness and manipulate it. A more efficient working memory contributes to better learning, planning, reasoning and more.
One way to increase working memory capacity indirectly is through expressive writing. You sit down for 20 minutes a few times a month and write about something traumatic that has happened to you. Yogo and Fujihara (2008) found that it improved working memory after 5 weeks.
Psychologists aren't exactly sure why this works, but it does have a measurable effect.
2. Look at a natural scene
Nature has a magical effect on us. It's something we've always known, but psychologists are only just getting around to measuring it.
One of nature's beneficial effects is improving memory. In one study people who walked around an arboretum did 20% better on a memory test than those who went for a walk around busy streets.
In fact you don't even need to leave the house. Although the effects aren't as powerful, you can just look at pictures of nature and that also has a beneficial effect (I describe this study in detail here).
3. Say words aloud
This is surely the easiest of all methods for improving memory: if you want to remember something in particular from a load of other things, just say it out loud. A study (described here) found memory improvements of 10% for words said out loud, or even just mouthed: a relatively small gain, but at a tiny cost.
4. Meditate (a bit)
Meditation has been consistently found to improve cognitive functioning, including memory. But meditation takes time doesn't it? Long, hard hours of practice? Well, maybe not.
In one recent study, participants who meditated for 4 sessions of only 20 minutes, once a day, saw boosts to their working memory and other cognitive functions (the study is described here, also see my beginner's guide to meditation).
5. Predict your performance
Simply asking ourselves whether or not we'll remember something has a beneficial effect on memory. This works for both recalling things that have happened in the past and trying to remember to do things in the future.
When Meier et al. (2011) tested people's prospective memory (remembering to do something in the future), they found that trying to predict performance was beneficial. On some tasks people's performance increased by almost 50%.
6. Use your body to encode memories
We don't just think with our minds, we also use our bodies. For example, research has shown that we understand language better if it's accompanied by gestures.
We can also use gestures to encode memories. Researchers trying to teach Japanese verbs to English speakers found that gesturing while learning helped encode the memory (Kelly et al., 2009). Participants who used hand gestures which suggested the word were able to recall almost twice as many Japanese words a week later.
7. Use your body to remember
Since our bodies are important in encoding a memory, they can also help in retrieving it. Psychologists have found that we recall past episodes better when we are in the same mood or our body is in the same position (Dijkstra et al., 2007).
This works to a remarkably abstract degree. In one study by Cassasanto and Dijkstra (2010), participants were better able to retrieve positive memories when they moved marbles upwards and negative memories when they moved marbles downwards. This seems to be because we associate up with happy and down with sad.
More effort?
If all these methods seem a bit lazy, then you can always put in a bit more effort.
Probably the best way of improving your overall cognitive health is exercise. Studies regularly find that increasing aerobic fitness is particularly good for executive function and working memory (check out this previous article on which cognitive enhancers work).
Conversely, stay in bed all the time and your working memory gets worse (Lipnicki et al., 2009).
Take your memory training to the limit and an incredible study by Ericsson et al. (1980) shows what can be achieved. Our typical short-term memory span is about 7 things. In other words we can hold around seven things in mind at the same time. These researchers, though, increased one person's memory span to 79 digits after 230 hours of practice, mostly using mnemonic systems.
Shows what you can do if you put in the hours. That said, I'll be sticking to a nice walk around the park.
Boost your memory easily by writing about your problems, looking at a natural scene, predicting your performance and more...
You'll have heard about the usual methods for improving memory, like using imagery, chunking and building associations with other memories. If not Google it and you'll find millions of websites with the same information.
The problem with most of these methods is they involve a fair amount of mental effort.
So here are seven easy ways to boost your memory that are backed up by psychological research. None require you to train hard, spend any money or take illegal drugs. All free, all pretty easy, all natural!
1. Write about your problems
To do complex tasks we rely on our 'working memory'. This is our ability to shuttle information in and out of consciousness and manipulate it. A more efficient working memory contributes to better learning, planning, reasoning and more.
One way to increase working memory capacity indirectly is through expressive writing. You sit down for 20 minutes a few times a month and write about something traumatic that has happened to you. Yogo and Fujihara (2008) found that it improved working memory after 5 weeks.
Psychologists aren't exactly sure why this works, but it does have a measurable effect.
2. Look at a natural scene
Nature has a magical effect on us. It's something we've always known, but psychologists are only just getting around to measuring it.
One of nature's beneficial effects is improving memory. In one study people who walked around an arboretum did 20% better on a memory test than those who went for a walk around busy streets.
In fact you don't even need to leave the house. Although the effects aren't as powerful, you can just look at pictures of nature and that also has a beneficial effect (I describe this study in detail here).
3. Say words aloud
This is surely the easiest of all methods for improving memory: if you want to remember something in particular from a load of other things, just say it out loud. A study (described here) found memory improvements of 10% for words said out loud, or even just mouthed: a relatively small gain, but at a tiny cost.
4. Meditate (a bit)
Meditation has been consistently found to improve cognitive functioning, including memory. But meditation takes time doesn't it? Long, hard hours of practice? Well, maybe not.
In one recent study, participants who meditated for 4 sessions of only 20 minutes, once a day, saw boosts to their working memory and other cognitive functions (the study is described here, also see my beginner's guide to meditation).
5. Predict your performance
Simply asking ourselves whether or not we'll remember something has a beneficial effect on memory. This works for both recalling things that have happened in the past and trying to remember to do things in the future.
When Meier et al. (2011) tested people's prospective memory (remembering to do something in the future), they found that trying to predict performance was beneficial. On some tasks people's performance increased by almost 50%.
6. Use your body to encode memories
We don't just think with our minds, we also use our bodies. For example, research has shown that we understand language better if it's accompanied by gestures.
We can also use gestures to encode memories. Researchers trying to teach Japanese verbs to English speakers found that gesturing while learning helped encode the memory (Kelly et al., 2009). Participants who used hand gestures which suggested the word were able to recall almost twice as many Japanese words a week later.
7. Use your body to remember
Since our bodies are important in encoding a memory, they can also help in retrieving it. Psychologists have found that we recall past episodes better when we are in the same mood or our body is in the same position (Dijkstra et al., 2007).
This works to a remarkably abstract degree. In one study by Cassasanto and Dijkstra (2010), participants were better able to retrieve positive memories when they moved marbles upwards and negative memories when they moved marbles downwards. This seems to be because we associate up with happy and down with sad.
More effort?
If all these methods seem a bit lazy, then you can always put in a bit more effort.
Probably the best way of improving your overall cognitive health is exercise. Studies regularly find that increasing aerobic fitness is particularly good for executive function and working memory (check out this previous article on which cognitive enhancers work).
Conversely, stay in bed all the time and your working memory gets worse (Lipnicki et al., 2009).
Take your memory training to the limit and an incredible study by Ericsson et al. (1980) shows what can be achieved. Our typical short-term memory span is about 7 things. In other words we can hold around seven things in mind at the same time. These researchers, though, increased one person's memory span to 79 digits after 230 hours of practice, mostly using mnemonic systems.
Shows what you can do if you put in the hours. That said, I'll be sticking to a nice walk around the park.
Monday, May 16, 2011
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Lock the files in ur pendrive without any software
With Out Software Lock ur files even in Pendrive also
Copy the following codes (Marked in BLUE colour)
cls
@ECHO OFF
title Folder Sekhar
if EXIST "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}" goto UNLOCK
if NOT EXIST Sekhar goto MDLOCKER
:CONFIRM
echo Are you sure u want to Lock the folder(Y/N)
set/p "cho=>"
if %cho%==Y goto LOCK
if %cho%==y goto LOCK
if %cho%==n goto END
if %cho%==N goto END
echo Invalid choice.
goto CONFIRM
:LOCK
ren Sekhar "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}"
attrib +h +s "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}"
echo Folder locked
goto End
:UNLOCK
echo Enter password to Unlock folder
set/p "pass=>"
if NOT %pass%==sekhr.blogspot.com goto FAIL
attrib -h -s "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}"
ren "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}" Sekhar
echo Folder Unlocked successfully
goto End
:FAIL
echo Invalid password
goto end
:MDLOCKER
md Sekhar
echo Sekhar created successfully
goto End
:End
@ECHO OFF
title Folder Sekhar
if EXIST "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}" goto UNLOCK
if NOT EXIST Sekhar goto MDLOCKER
:CONFIRM
echo Are you sure u want to Lock the folder(Y/N)
set/p "cho=>"
if %cho%==Y goto LOCK
if %cho%==y goto LOCK
if %cho%==n goto END
if %cho%==N goto END
echo Invalid choice.
goto CONFIRM
:LOCK
ren Sekhar "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}"
attrib +h +s "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}"
echo Folder locked
goto End
:UNLOCK
echo Enter password to Unlock folder
set/p "pass=>"
if NOT %pass%==sekhr.blogspot.com goto FAIL
attrib -h -s "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}"
ren "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}" Sekhar
echo Folder Unlocked successfully
goto End
:FAIL
echo Invalid password
goto end
:MDLOCKER
md Sekhar
echo Sekhar created successfully
goto End
:End
* Now paste it in notepad.
* Change the "sekhr.blogspot.com" with your password (Marked as bold in the above posted matter).
* Save it as batch file(with extension .bat).Any name will do (Ex: sekhar.bat).
* Now you see a batch file. Double click it to create a folder locker.
* A new folder named "Sekhar" would be formed at the same location.
* Now brings all the files you want to hide in the sekhar folder.
* Now double click the batch file to lock the folder namely Sekhar.
* If you want to unlock your files,double click the batch file again and you would be prompted for password. Enter the password and enjoy access to the folder.
* Change the "sekhr.blogspot.com" with your password (Marked as bold in the above posted matter).
* Save it as batch file(with extension .bat).Any name will do (Ex: sekhar.bat).
* Now you see a batch file. Double click it to create a folder locker.
* A new folder named "Sekhar" would be formed at the same location.
* Now brings all the files you want to hide in the sekhar folder.
* Now double click the batch file to lock the folder namely Sekhar.
* If you want to unlock your files,double click the batch file again and you would be prompted for password. Enter the password and enjoy access to the folder.
(it is working nicely in XP)
caution: It is not fully secure, but working nicely.
Start Your Computer In 10 Seconds
Click on the start button then press R it will take u to Run well go to runand type Regedit
press enter
this will open Registery Editor
now look for the key
HKEY_LOACAL_MECHINE>SYSTEM>CurrentControlSet>Control>ContentIndex
now there(in right-side) find the Key Called "Startup Delay"
Double Click On It
Now change Base from "Hexadecimal to Decimal"
Now its Default Value Is 4800000.
Change The Value To 40000
here u go u have done it
now close the Registery Editor and Restart Your Computer
You'll See The Result.
this will open Registery Editor
now look for the key
HKEY_LOACAL_MECHINE>SYSTEM>CurrentControlSet>Control>ContentIndex
now there(in right-side) find the Key Called "Startup Delay"
Double Click On It
Now change Base from "Hexadecimal to Decimal"
Now its Default Value Is 4800000.
Change The Value To 40000
here u go u have done it
now close the Registery Editor and Restart Your Computer
You'll See The Result.
This trick will allow you to create files and folders without any name.
Just follow the following steps:
Just follow the following steps:
1.Select any file or folder.
2.press F2.
3.now Press and hold the alt key.While holding the Alt key, type numbers 0160 from the numpad.
(Note:Type the numbers 0160 from the numpad, that is, the numbers present on the right side of the keyboard. Don't type the numbers which are present on top of the character keys.)
4.Press Enter and the nameless file or folder will be created.
2.press F2.
3.now Press and hold the alt key.While holding the Alt key, type numbers 0160 from the numpad.
(Note:Type the numbers 0160 from the numpad, that is, the numbers present on the right side of the keyboard. Don't type the numbers which are present on top of the character keys.)
4.Press Enter and the nameless file or folder will be created.
How to Disable Autoplay option (which is dangerous for viruses):
As we all know, when we insert a Pendrive autoplay option will appear(it's better if we disable this option)
Steps to disable:
1)Copy the text starting from "REGEDIT4" upto @="@SYS:DoesNotExist" -->
Open a "Notepad" --> Paste it --> Save the file as fix.reg
Note: Don't forget the extension "reg"
Now double-click on fix.reg --> Click on OK.
REGEDIT4
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\IniFileMapping\Autorun.inf]
@="@SYS:DoesNotExist"
Note : After following the above instructions, whenever you place any autoplay
CD\DVD all you have to do is go to "My Computer" --> Open the CD\DVD drive
---> You have to double-click on the setup file.
2) Disable the "Autoplay" feature also.
Click on Start --> Run --> type gpedit.msc and click on OK.
Double-click on "Computer Configuration" --> Administrative Templates --->
System. Double-click on "Turn autoplay off" option and select the option
"Enabled" --> Click on OK. Close that window. Now logoff and logon into your
account.
Movie: Mission Impossible All 4 Parts
Tom cruise back with MI 4
Mission Impossible 4 - Ghost Protocol
watch the trailer then click the below links to download the full movie
Links
pass:www.mediafiremonster.com
or
http://www.mediafire.com/?c2m310csnnhr6qx
http://www.mediafire.com/?gnflzzwb66tw8gd
http://www.mediafire.com/?7b33v2rb8ogqzx0
MediaFire Password : MediafireHBO.COM
Mission Impossible I BR Rip 720P Dual Audio [Eng+Hindi]
http://www.fileserve.com/file/hzSTBPp
http://cramit.in/yn05b0uhu9r4
Mission Impossible 2 (2000) bd rip 1cd
Single Link
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or
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Mission Impossible 3 (2006) bd rip 1cd
Single Link
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or
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