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    Adult ADD: Memory Blues?

    By Brian on Monday, January 9th, 2012 | No Comments

    By Tellman Knudson And Stephanie Frank

    If you have adult ADD, your memory may tend to be faulty. Your brain may tend to be real creative, and so sometimes you’ll be so lost in your own thoughts and have no memory of things that happen to you. No memory of things that people said, no memory of things that people did, no memory of places that you’ve even gone to visit when people are referencing it, until they mention just the right thing.

    Does this embarrass you? Don’t let it! Realize the problem. You may be busy looking toward the future and so, you may not need to spend time looking back.

    That’s a personal choice, of course, and it’s a way of dealing with your ADD. And you have to realize that if your brain is spinning at the speed of light, paying attention to many things all at the same time, some of that stuff just isn’t going to stick.

    So if you are an ADDer who has memory and recall problems, there are two things that you can do. The first thing is be okay with it. The second thing is, you can learn specific techniques in order to help yourself improve, enhance, increase your ability to remember the things you wish to remember.

    Tellman took a course, that came from an infomercial on TV, called Mega Memory by Kevin Trudell.

    He saw it as an awesome course, and it helped him to remember his grocery list, to start remembering names and faces, to start remembering dates, facts–anything he wanted to remember, where remembering was actually important.

    Mega Memory uses an awesome system of pictures and body anchoring, but it really goes much deeper. Taking the course was a conscious choice for Tellman, and after he made the choice to improve his memory, it actually got better than the memories of many of the people he knows.

    He has to consistently apply the techniques he learned, though. When he doesn’t, his memory goes back to normal and his brain flies off in many directions at onces, and his ability to remember important things just goes away.

    So what’s the big deal? I don’t know. If you make a lot of money, and are very successful, if you have a very happy life, are in great shape, and your memory stinks, is that such a bad thing?

    Here’s the thing: There are certain things that it’s really important to remember, and then there are certain things that other people think it’s important for you to remember. And you gotta understand the distinction about that.

    Appointments and grocery lists are important, and so is where you’re going when you leave the house. You need to be especially responsible when other people are depending on you, like when you make an appointment and someone expects you to be there.

    That’s just polite and good business. Always write appointments down. Never trust yourself to remember things like that.

    It’s important when you go shopping, too. Maybe you can retain about three or four things, but if your mind goes off in another direction, you may not even recall such a short list. That means you’ll be going back out the next day to get what you didn’t the day before, wasting time, wasting gas, ultimately wasting money. So, before leaving your house, write what you’re going out to get down. Then, you needn’t worry about remembering or making unnecessary trips back to the store.

    It’s really important that you make extensive use of notes for the important things.

    We never rely on our memories for anything—ever. We write everything down in our daily planners or calendars and we use those to remind us of what we need to do, where we have to pick up, etc. It doesn’t hurt to surround yourself with linear-thinking people, either, who can remind you to do things. Make it their job, whether they’re friends, family, or employees. That works out well. There’s not a thing wrong in doing that.

    And again, if you need to improve your memory to get better grades, if you need to improve your memory in a certain aspect of your business, just go out and take a course on how to improve your memory and presto change-o, you’ll be able to use it.

    About the Author: Tellman Knudson, certified Hypnotherapist, is CEO of Overcome Everything, Inc. Stephanie Frank is an internationally known speaker and author of “The Accidental Millionaire.” Do you have adult ADD? Find out.

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    Tips to Improve Your Brain Memory

    By Brian on Saturday, January 7th, 2012 | No Comments

    Rarely have we studied in school (how our memory), every time they tell you in school to memorize volumes of data, can you explain how you do it?

    One of the gravest mistakes we can make the teachers is not to delve into issues related to the functioning of our memory, as well as ways to use it effectively.

    Over time, we accept as a fact of destiny and we can not control it as if it were inevitable, that we will gradually lost over the years.

    The experience of more than three decades of testing the memory is recounted in detail by specialists from the International Centre for the proper use of memory NILVEM, experts in the field tell us that memory can be improved dramatically. Although ideally experiences like this are carried out from primary to university level, with the aim of teaching children and adults to use your memory efficiency.

    This experience teaches us three core truths:

    • Can be understood.
    • Can be improved.
    • Can be trained.

    I do not intend to summarize here a complete course to improve memory, but what follows are some recommendations that can be taken to improve memory.

    1. Convince yourself that you do not have a bad memory, if not an untrained memory. While think you have a bad memory, I will schedule to do nothing, because they act as if there are no remedy. Ensure yourself that your memory can be improved.
    2. Remember best what we live, what impacts us emotionally and sensually. To improve our memory, we have to live intensely what we remember. That is, linking what we remember all the emotions and feelings that we associate.
    3. In order to remember better, we need reason and care. Do not remember what was said in a class if we were bored, thinking about shrews or looking out the window. It is true that, often, the text we read is dry, or the style of the teacher is very motivating, but it is important to us, we must find the motivation to remember and stay on track toward our goal.
    4. Since we can not remember everything, we must choose what we can not be forgotten. The memory has two faces, the memory, of course, but also forgotten. No one remembers everything, if you try, not going to achieve, and you forget some things. The solution is to decide yourself what is most important and reduce, through summaries and study methods, the amount of information to memorize.
    5. Remember best what makes sense. Our brain naturally seeks meaning in things, and when it recognizes a pattern in what you are watching or studying, that information is best recorded. Therefore, among other things, the bottle is a bad method, because it ignores the meaning and understanding of material and relies on repeat many times without a true understanding.
    6. We find it better to work on a topic for short periods, separated, to be a long time without stopping on it. Although the amount of time is the same, consistency is better, so that study time should be divided, dosed, so that the assimilation of the material be optimal.
    7. Rest is essential. It is proven that a person who gets adequate rest, especially when facing a big test, studied best remembered as one who sacrifices the rest and still studying nonstop.
    8. The organization is superior to force. Military techniques, there are hundreds of examples of a smaller force, but better organized, can defeat an army superior in numbers and weapons, but disorganized. The information, when organized properly, it is much easier to understand and remember.
    9. Repetition is useful, but only when used correctly. Trying to remember everything, as we said before, is useless. Repeat all studied, will be too. You have to select the data, keywords, subjects to repeat and then repeat will be of service.

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    Memory Loss In Alzheimer

    By Brian on Saturday, December 31st, 2011 | No Comments

    By Jeannie Crabtree

    Memory loss in early Alzheimer’s can be difficult to detect at times. Is it just forgetfulness, or is there a real problem going on?

    The things we’ve done in the last hours, days or even weeks are placed in our short-term memory. In early stages of Alzheimer’s, the most recent memories go first, but it is easy for people to manage to cover that up.

    But as Alzheimer’s disease becomes more severe, past memories become affected as well. At this point, people around them will be more aware of the possibility of dementia or Alzheimer’s.

    Having Alzheimer’s disease is often equated with losing ones memory. So much so that jokes are made about it. They are sometimes funny, until you get old enough to wonder if maybe you may be experiencing a touch of Alzheimer’s.

    If you have a loved one with Alzheimer’s, the jokes are no longer funny as you see the downhill progression of their memory and ability to care for themselves.

    This memory loss problem is very real and can be tested for. Many times just a simple set of questions are asked. The questions commonly asked in the doctors office have to do with both how the short term and long term memory works.

    Questions commonly asked included

    * What day is it today?

    * What month are we in?

    * What year is it?

    * Where are you now?

    * Who is the President?

    * Count backwards from 20-1

    * I am going to tell you three things, you repeat it back to me after five minutes, when I ask.

    If you cannot answer all the questions, or have forgotten something, it does not prove that you or your loved on has Alzheimer’s disease, but it does show that perhaps further investigation is needed.

    If you feel someone has Alzheimer’s, be sure to have other tests run such as brain imaging such as CAT scan or MRI scan as these can help rule out other possible causes and help confirm the dementia or Alzheimer connection.

    Many of the conditions being manifested in the early stages can be reversed or halted. So it is important not to ignore the memory problems, but get in to be thoroughly checked out.

    About the Author: Want to find out more? Confused if someone has it or not? It is important to learn all you can about Alzheimers. Pick up your copy of

    How To Remember Not To Forget (The Important Stuff)

    By Brian on Monday, December 19th, 2011 | No Comments

    How To Remember Not To Forget (The Important Stuff)

    You start out with great intentions. You know you want to make changes and you truly want to get started.

    “I will drink more water everyday!”  “I will get up and stretch every hour when I am working at my computer!” “I will remember to plan ahead for breakfast.”  And then, a few days later, you think, “Oh yeah…I meant to do that.”

    Here’s a solution: Post it! Remind yourself with notes in plain view, wherever you look.

    There are different ways to do this.  You can use the little packages of sticky paper for small areas.  I actually prefer big pieces of paper with my reminders on them. (Note: This could drive the person or people you live with a little crazy.  If it really bothers them, you may have to contain yourself somewhat.)

    A couple years ago I put up ten 8×11 squares of paper throughout my kitchen with the word ABUNDANCE written in large letters on each page. I wanted to remind myself to be grateful and every time I saw the words, I would pause to say thanks. For some reason, although the notes didn’t bother anyone else, this really bothered the teen-age boy. I didn’t bother to explore why, and continued to concentrate on abundance. Oh well.

    Our world is a very busy place.  We are bombarded with calls, information, and interruptions constantly.

    If you want to take an action and make a change, you need to remind yourselves of that decision, and one way to do this, is to place the reminder in your daily path. Otherwise, you will get busy and then be disappointed that you forgot to take action.

    Always forget to take your daily vitamin?  Write yourself a reminder, and stick it on your cabinet where you will see it when you reach for your breakfast.

    Want to remember to take bottled water with you in the car?  Place a large note on the door that you exit from each day.

    (Very Important Note: The notes and their locations do have to be changed every couple days or you will stop noticing them.  They will become part of the scenery and will cease to be a helpful reminder.)

    Another idea is to use different colors of paper and markers to make your reminders stand out. This strategy can be used for all sorts of reminders.

    We can use this to develop new habits and change ones that are not serving us well anymore.  What is really fun and a great boost to our self esteem, is the moment we realize that we have successfully integrated healthy and constructive behavior into our daily lives!

    Then you can start over with a new set of reminders!

    © 2010 Diana Fletcher

    Diana Fletcher is the Stress Reducing Expert Coach, Speaker and Author. Her latest book, Reduce Your Stress Month by Month Stress Reducing Strategies is available at www.reduceyourstressbook.com. Contact Diana and get more information on Diana Fletcher’s programs at www.dianafletcher.com.

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