Dr.K. Lalitha, Prof.D.Jamuna and Prof.P.V.Ramamurti*
1. Give enough attention to what you want to remember and keep the mind calm.
2. Motivate yourself to remember the material by consciously telling yourself of your intent to remember.
3. Understand the meaning and structure and organize the material logically.
4. Associate the material to be remembered by linking it meaningfully with things you remember well and use frequently.
5. Use audio-visual imagery of the items to enhance the memory.
6. Try weaving the items to be remembered sequentially into a story or episode.
7. Use mnemonics and memory devices, (eg., diary stickers), to help you remember.
8. Rehearse and recall the items/ material as frequently as you can.
9. Make a habit of keeping things that you use frequently (eg., eye glasses, keys, pens etc.) in a specific place.
10. Always keep the mind active by exercising it (cross word puzzle Anagrams, Sudoku, reasoning, problem solving etc.)