8 Ways to Train Your Brain to Learn Faster and Remember More
You go to the gym to train your muscles. You run outside or go for hikes to train your endurance. Or, maybe you do neither of those, but still wish you exercised more. We spend so much time focusing on improving our body; shouldn’t you also focus on learning how to train your brain? When you train your brain, you will: Avoid embarrassing situations. You remember his face, but what was his name? Be a faster learner in all sorts of different skills. No problem for you to pick up a new language or new management skill. Avoid diseases that hit as you get older. Think dementia and Alzheimer’s. Keep reading to learn how to train your brain and improve your cognitive skills, as well as your short and long term memory
By | Kevin Holmes | community.thriveglobal.com
You go to the gym to train your muscles. You run outside or go for hikes to train your endurance. Or, maybe you do neither of those, but still wish you exercised more. We spend so much time focusing on improving our body; shouldn’t you also focus on learning how to train your brain?
When you train your brain, you will:
- Avoid embarrassing situations. You remember his face, but what was his name?
- Be a faster learner in all sorts of different skills. No problem for you to pick up a new language or new management skill.
- Avoid diseases that hit as you get older. Think dementia and Alzheimer’s.
Keep reading to learn how to train your brain and improve your cognitive skills, as well as your short and long term memory.
1. Work Your Memory
Twyla Tharp, a NYC-based renowned choreographer, has come up with the following memory workout:
When she watches one of her performances, she tries to remember the first twelve to fourteen corrections she wants to discuss with her cast without writing them down.
If you think this is anything less than a feat, then think again. In her book, The Creative Habit, she says that most people cannot remember more than three.
