How to Memorize Anything - Aditi Singhal and Sudhir Singhal

Today, everybody is using a Smartphone with multiple functions and applications.
But some people use it only to update their Facebook status or socialize on
WhatsApp, while others only to make or receive a call. At the same time, there are
many people who use all the features of the phone which help them in their day to day
life like checking e-mails, handling financial matters, making presentation while
on the go, etc, thus making the best use of their time and the gadget.
Some people might have better brain power than others because of heredity,
lifestyle, and the nutrition they get in their growing years, etc. Yet, memory is not a
finite entity, inherited genetically and fixed at birth. It can be trained and
developed.
HOW ARE MEMORIES FORMED? (3 Rs OF MEMORY)
After doing a lot of research on memory, scientists have suggested that the process of
memorizing can be divided into 3 main stages:
1. Registration: taking in information
2. Retention: storing information
3. Recollection: retrieving information from our stores as and when required
It can be compared with a computer where the three steps are input, storage, and
output of data.
How are the 3 Rs important?
1. REGISTRATION: Input of information through five senses is the first step in the
formation of any memory. The data is then filed in the short-term memory system,
which is very limited. At this stage the sense organs have to be alert enough to be
able to register the information clearly. Otherwise, the waste and negative thoughts
coming from the subconscious mind might replace it soon. If the registration is good,
the memory formed will also be stronger.
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THE MYSTERIOUS CASE OF THE MISSING KEYS
Rohit turns the key in the doorknob to open the door of his house and
switches on the lights, while simultaneously talking on his mobile. He closes
the door behind him, reaches the kitchen, put the keys on the kitchen shelf,