How to Memorize Anything - Aditi Singhal and Sudhir Singhal

When you go to a wedding, you will find many people discussing things that
happened at their own wedding. This is due to their emotional state of celebration.
Our emotional state of mind has a direct impact on our attention. When we are
feeling depressed or very excited about something, our mind is occupied with
various thoughts. In such a case, our attention drifts off very easily into the thoughts
that are occupying our mind.
Without paying attention, as already discussed in detail above, the information
won’t ‘register’ inside your brain. Attention is like a Mental Muscle. It can be
trained to become stronger and sharper. But you should want to work on it.
HOW TO IMPROVE ATTENTION
Attention can be improved through meditation. Meditation is a form of ‘Attention
Training’. It has been proven by scientists that meditation helps in improving
attention. It requires practice though. Meditation, by actively engaging your mind on
things that are relevant and empowering to you, helps improve concentration by
keeping away any extraneous thoughts that have the capability to distract you.
Few minutes of daily meditation, in as little as 8 weeks, has been shown to
improve people’s attention capabilities. You can refer to Chapter 16, ‘How to
Improve Concentration’ to understand the technique and importance of meditation in
detail.
So if you want to utilize all the techniques listed in this book in order to improve
your memory, remember your AIM—Attention, Interest, and Meditation. Without
AIM, your memory won’t improve, however much time you may spend in front of
your books.
What we pay attention to, and how we pay attention, determines the content and
quality of life.
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