Guys I have a problem with short memory.

flashcash12 · 2018-03-31T20:57:13+00:00

Get good sleep before midnight and at least 7.5 hrs
Exercise even on rest days
Eat healthy food. Bad food can cause brain fog
Check your t-levels and adrenals
Try to minimize stress in your life you can control
Eliminate any shit habits you have - binge drinking, drugs, excessive screen time etc

zeekt12 · 2018-03-31T20:16:48+00:00

Don't want to be that guy, but NoFap definitely helped me tremendously with short term memory. I'd suggest cutting things out that give you excessive instant dopamine relases. Like: - no fappiing - no porn - cut excessive drugs - get good sleep - get your micronutrients in - workout

Mr_Badass · 2018-03-31T22:52:44+00:00

Do you daydream excessively?

EneeTtt · 2018-03-31T21:57:47+00:00

You wanna practice rehearsal. If you do not reactivate a memory within the first ten minutes of the experience that has led to the memory, then you will very likely not be able to "fix it in your brain". Find some pieces of info on the graphs of memory, it the will help you to understand what I mean.

How can you practice it ? Well for example, every four pages, close your book and see if you can reactivate the memory of what you have just read. It is really annoying to do, you will find that it takes lots of effort, but if it takes effort it means that you are really fixing it in your memory. You are connecting the synapses.

The key is to be active when you want to remember new information. If you feel that you are not 100% paying attention on what you're doing/reading, chances are that you are not creating a strong memory. When I want to remember something, it like to close my eyes and repeat it a number of times. Then, I write it down. (foreign vocabulary, quotes, etc)

But it's not the only thing. You wanna facilitate the process of memorization. Pictures and drawings help a lot. I like to draw the concepts I want to understand, because you are extremely active when you draw and when you think about the way you are going to draw the concept, so it really sinks the info in. Moreover, in order to represent a concept using a picture, you need to understand it deeply, so it makes you think.

If you only need to remember tasks, then the best solution is to create a mind palace in which you can store them temporarily. At the end of the day, you just need to wander in your mind palace, find the infos, and you'll never forget anything ever again.

Memory is really a fascinating subject, if you have any questions hit me up. I'm not a native English speaker and I'm tired, so I'm too lazy to double check what I just wrote. Some parts of my comment may not be clear.

P.S. : daily meditation WILL help you. When you live more deeply your daily life, you fix memories more deeply. Also eat properly, do physical activity, sleep well, etc.

Eulerbrah · 2018-04-01T06:13:03+00:00

Stop wanking it.

fartt123 · 2018-03-31T22:38:22+00:00

No you don't have memory problem but more of a focus problem. Meditation and sleep will help.

Ramp_Up_Then_Dump · 2018-04-01T00:22:54+00:00

Do stuff adviced here. If it doesnt work, go to doctor after 2months.

mrpoopistan · 2018-04-01T00:59:23+00:00

Isn't a short memory an asset when you're out trying to get laid?

redpillrobert · 2018-04-01T00:59:32+00:00

don't make this harder than it has to be, bro. you have a medical problem and there's great stuff for that: ritalin and adderal. go talk to a doctor and try it out you'll be amazed at the difference. no point in swimming upstream your whole life if you don't have to

BurnieSlander · 2018-04-01T20:02:12+00:00

What is your media consumption like? You have to understand that today’s media is a schizophrenic cacaphony of scenes that change every 5 seconds, and since people are products of their environment, it’s very easy to become shallow and unfocused.

I highly recommend programs like Lumosity or Cognifit to help you establish better habits and exercise your short-term memory. Also there are tons of books and short-form articles out there that offer helpful tips- for example:

You meet a new person named Jack- don’t just try and remember the name Jack- instead make up some stupid but memorable story about Jack. Let’s say Jack is wearing a jacket.. So he’s Jack with the Jacket, he’s Jacket Jack, Jack Von Jacket, Jackety Jack. You get the idea. Memory is all about context- we remember things better when the are in context. This is why song lyrics are easier to remember than poetry.

Dark_T100 · 2018-04-04T22:52:47+00:00

Stop masturbating

Aggressive_Beta · 2018-03-31T21:32:32+00:00

Talk to your doctor.

awesomesalsa · 2018-04-01T00:13:34+00:00

FuckerMcFuckingberg · 2018-03-31T20:35:27+00:00

Stop smoking so much goddamn weed.

Zanford · 2018-04-01T00:48:26+00:00

Get more sleep, eat healthy, limit things like TV and video games and cel phone use that might be shortening your attention span, see a doc.

Title	Guys I have a problem with short memory.
Author	jimmy804
Upvotes	16
Comments	25
Date	March 31, 2018 8:03 PM UTC (8 years ago)
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