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Memory Strategies
Four everyday strategies to help you remember: write it down, make a mnemonic, chunk information and keep routines.
Write everything down
- Use calendars to remember important dates, events and appointments.
- Use sticky notes or paper to write down small facts and details you want to remember.
- Write down what you do each day and make notes on things you want to bring up later.
Create a mnemonic
Mnemonics are sentences or acronyms that use the first letter of what you are trying to remember.
- Example (needing milk, bread, eggs): Monkeys Eat Bananas
- Example (colors of the rainbow: Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet): ROYGBIV
- Example (the stroke signs Face, Arms, Speech, Time): F.A.S.T.
Chunking
Break down long information into smaller, more meaningful units or categories.
- Example (numbers): 123456789 becomes 123-456-789
- Example (list): football, basketball, softball becomes “sports”
Routines
- Having daily routines helps you keep track of what you want to do.
- It can have a positive impact on mental health and create a stable environment.
- Add physical activity, mind games and socializing into your routines to help keep your thinking sharp.
