Memory and attention training

Problems with memory and attention are relevant for both children and adolescents, and for adults. Most often, their reason is the lack of training, so regular training will help to significantly improve concentration and memorization. From the article you will learn about the most effective methods for the development of memory and attention at any age.

Trainings of memory and attention are different - often the same exercises help to improve both concentration and memory - these two brain functions are inextricably linked.

If you want to develop these qualities, the following methods can help you.

• Learning foreign languages: they are now needed for work and travel, and also they allow you to perfectly develop your memorization abilities - choose the language that you need or interesting. It is important to do it every day, otherwise it will not be of any use to the memory. Make it a rule to learn 5-10 new words a day. Work with them, apply in simple sentences, learn new ones and gradually increase your vocabulary: pay attention to pronunciation and spelling.
• Effective for the development of memory and attention for adults is the exercise of Pythagoras. Every evening you should remember as much as possible everything that happened to you over the past day: it is strongly recommended that you write down this - keep a kind of diary.It is very important when compiling such notes to remember everything in sequence and not to jump from one event to another. Make it a habit to re-read what you have written in the morning - so you can memorize more information right away. Over time, start rereading not only records about yesterday, but also, for example, recordings for the whole week.
• Memorization of poems by heart can also be very useful for memory and attention. Poems can be different, and you can choose the ones that suit you - it is important that the task causes difficulties, but be feasible. If memory is really bad, take a short simple poem. If a few stanzas are easy for you, you can take up part of the poem. In such classes, it is imperative that the poems are not forgotten immediately after class: try to remember them throughout the day, repeat them after a few days or a week.
• If you like to read, but notice that you do not remember the content well, you can improve memory by retelling what you read. Try to read a few pages, and then reproduce as much as possible the contents of the writing. Over time, increase the number of pages for retelling, but do not reduce the volume of your story - it should be as detailed as possible. Try to retell the contents of what you read immediately after reading, in a few days, in a week.
• Try board or online games to develop concentration and memory. Now there are all kinds of tables, crosswords, computer games aimed specifically at attention and memory. So you can have fun and train. The advantage of games is that they do not have to be allocated a separate time in the middle of the day: you can work with the phone or with a piece of paper when traveling in public transport or standing in line.
• Mnemonics can help develop memory and attention. - This is a combination of simple techniques that make it easier to remember large amounts of information. Most of these techniques are based on convenient structuring of knowledge or on the search for successful associations. For numerical information, the association method is usually used: for example, you can associate numbers with your friends ’birth dates, phone numbers you know, number of rooms or floors in your house. If non-numeric information is required to be memorized, a categorization method may be used for this.

It is also very important for children of preschool and school age to develop both attention and memory - these qualities are necessary for them to successfully study. There are all kinds of programs to reduce attention deficit - including game techniques. It is very important to be able to interest the child in activities and regularly devote time to training to increase cognitive abilities. All methods are effective only if you manage to do at least a little, but every day. Problems with attention and memory in children can be solved in the following ways.

• Read fairy tales to children and discuss them later together. Motivate the child to recall in detail the contents of the tale, details and details. Ask leading questions to help you read what you read in more detail. You can draw up a thesis plan, according to which the child will have to retell the tale. Make sure that the child does not forget the content too quickly: ask him to answer questions about the content a few days and a week after reading. Increase the number of pages over time.
• Try asking your child questions before reading the text - this exercise is especially effective for concentration. If the child aims to find answers to specific questions, he will listen more carefully and notice the little things.Try to ensure that the questions do not concern the main storyline, but the details that are secondary to the plot. This method will not only help to turn reading into an interesting game, but will positively affect the development of attention and will interest the child in literature.
• Learn poems with your child - It is both useful for memory and attention. Children often confuse stanzas with each other because they coincide in rhythm: it is necessary to ensure that the child carefully penetrates into the content of the poem and does not miss anything important. You can take long verses and learn them in parts - for example, add one stanza every day. However, it is important to start each lesson with a repetition of the entire poem in order to train long-term memory.
• Children will surely enjoy all kinds of gaming techniques. Use cartoons or toys to develop their attention and memory. Encourage them to remember the plots of their favorite cartoons and programs with the smallest details - let them remember how the characters are dressed and what they say. You can sit on the table toys and ask for a few seconds to remember their position relative to each other, and then turn away and retell.
• Keeping a diary for children can also be interesting. Try to implement the Pythagorean exercise with them.
• Computer educational games or applications for smartphones will also be useful and will be able to interest children.

In old age, memory inevitably fails, and with concentration it gets worse. To deal with these processes, training is essential. Mindfulness and ability to remember can be trained with the help of simple tricks and tasks - they will help strengthen memory and increase concentration.

• Try to quickly glance at the room in a few seconds, and then go out and write down as much as possible what objects are in the room and how they are located relative to each other. Such a game will help you learn to remember better - over time, you will be able to list objects in more detail. To complicate the task, ask family members to deliberately arrange familiar household items in a different sequence. Give yourself such memorization tasks every day.
• Memorize famous personalities and interesting historical facts with dates. Read them several times, make yourself cards with names and dates, try to correlate them. When the first successes appear, complicate classes and take more names and dates. This game will not only become a training for memory, but also help to improve your erudition. You can take names and facts from the category of general knowledge or from specific areas of interest to you.
• Remember new routes while walking around the city. Try to remember as detailed as possible the number of houses, their color, location, the presence of shops, traffic lights and intersections. Very often, older people are poorly oriented on the ground - this is one of the consequences of impaired memory and attention. This problem can be solved with the help of regular training: if you consciously try to remember the roads and streets, over time it will begin to be easy.
• Develop fine motor skills - It is very important for the functioning of the brain and for the development of attention and memory. Knitting, modeling and other needlework are not only exciting, but also useful.
• Try to learn new things for yourself. Learn to use a computer if you do not know it well, start reading non-fiction literature in an unknown area or find a new hobby.

Not only mental exercises are good for memory and attention. Fine motor skills are directly related to the work of the brain - improving it, you can develop cognitive abilities. Yes, and any physical exercise can also affect the brain. Try the following techniques.

Finger gymnastics will always be useful for the development of fine motor skills. It's no secret that finger movements are related to the work of our brain, and the more skillfully we are able to perform fine precise movements with our fingers, the better our brain feels. To stimulate memory improvement, you can make animal figures from your fingers, try to unbend or bend them, resisting with your second hand, try to bend one finger, leaving the rest in a static position.

These exercises involve all muscle groups - during physical exertion, our body sends certain signals to the brain that can stimulate mental activity. Similar exercises are different and are suitable for people at any age.

The simplest thing is stretching, try to exercise every day, trying to stretch your muscles, but not overdo it - It’s better to do it after a regular charge and not bring yourself to severe pain. Another simple kinesiological exercise is to stand stretched into a string and strain all the muscles, and then completely relax. You need to do this in several ways. Finally, breathing exercises can also help - for example, breathing alternately with different nostrils, covering the other with your fingers.

These are exercises for the development of the brain, which are performed with one finger - they are aimed at the coordination of the two hemispheres. Their essence is so that fingers on the right and left hand perform different movements. The simplest finger is to connect the little finger with the thumb on one hand, and the thumb and forefinger on the other. After that, you need to consistently change your fingers - on one hand moving from the little finger to the index, on the other - vice versa. Exercises are best done regularly, speed and accuracy are important in them - at first it is better to perform them slowly, but correctly, and build up pace over time.

Good memory and attention are important at work, in school, and at home. The problem of deterioration in the ability to remember, as well as difficulties with concentration, are relevant for adults and children at any age. There are many methods to improve your memory and attention, including in psychology, but it is important to remember the general points that will affect the effectiveness of classes.

• First of all, regularity is very important. - If you start to skip classes, be lazy and return to the exercises once a week, there will be no sense in them. Even if you have a very busy schedule, you can find a few minutes a day for training - their duration is not as important as regularity and consistency. When classes become a habit, it will be much easier for you, and you will achieve results faster. To motivate yourself, choose a technique that will be pleasant and interesting to you.
• Motivate yourself for success. If you perform only easy tasks, not trying to strain your mind, there will be no results. When you feel that the exercise is not causing any problems, complicate it. Let large amounts of information cause errors and hiccups, but this is how you will learn. It is the difficult tasks that will bring you a sense of satisfaction when you notice how your memory and attention have improved.
• Do not quit when you start to see the first improvements. This state must be maintained, and there are no limits to the development of memory and attention.