TIME AND TIME AGAIN, you hear people say, "I have a poor memory," or "I cannot remember anything these days." One thing you should never tell yourself is that you have a poor memory. Always suggest to your subconscious, "I have an excellent memory," or "I find it easy to remember." By doing so, while also practicing some simple memorizing techniques, you will notice a vast improvement in retention. You also may find it easier to move information from your short-term memory into your long-term one-permanently.Normally, with memory retention, you lose much of the information you take in after just five minutes. Two-thirds of it vanishes after an hour. After a day, almost all of it fades through forgetting. You can reverse this process, but first you must want to remember. With a desire to remember, you can store information in your long-term memory by using a simple recall technique involving your senses. The more senses you involve in retaining something, the better your memory of it becomes. For instance,
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