4 ways to hack your memory | Lisa Genova | Big Think
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- Опубликовано: 25 дек 2021
- 4 ways to hack your memory, with Lisa Genova
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Self-testing is one good way to better remember information. Think of memory as a two-way street. If we only put information in, it is like traveling in only one direction. Recalling information requires us to go the other way.
Spacing out studying is better than cramming.If you need seven hours to prepare for an exam that is one week from today, study one hour per day rather than all seven hours the night before.
Context matters for memory recall. If you study while eating Sour Patch candy, do the same thing while taking the test.
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About Lisa Genova:
Lisa Genova is the New York Times bestselling author of the novels Still Alice, Left Neglected, Love Anthony, Inside the O’Briens, and Every Note Played. Still Alice was adapted into an Oscar-winning film starring Julianne Moore, Alec Baldwin, and Kristen Stewart. Lisa graduated valedictorian from Bates College with a degree in biopsychology and holds a PhD in neuroscience from Harvard University. She travels worldwide speaking about the neurological diseases she writes about and has appeared on The Dr. Oz Show, Today, PBS NewsHour, CNN, and NPR. Her TED talk, “What You Can Do to Prevent Alzheimer’s,” has been viewed more than five million times. The New York Times bestseller REMEMBER is her first work of nonfiction.
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I have an acronym to help me remember study techniques: MESSRIG
M - mnemonics (memory devices)
E - elaboration (explain what you’ve learned)
S - spacing (space out study sessions, as outline in the video)
S - self observation (observe how you are thinking and the mistakes you make while studying)
R - retrieval (test yourself and practice pulling the info out of long term memory)
I - interleaving (mix newer material with already learned material)
G - generation (force yourself to generate the answer without looking at it… very similar to retrieval, but emphasizes the act of coming up with an answer even if you feel like you don’t know).
Hope this can be useful to anybody! (I have a few videos on these on my channel if you’re interested. Also the book “Make it Stick” is amazing for these kinds of learning strategies).
Love💚 this, going to subscribe to your channel ryt away
How do you do the self observations.
One of the best teachers I ever had would always give us quizzes right after our lessons on the material we just learned. I remembered nearly everything he taught in that class and got a 101 as my final grade. It is such an excellent strategy to test yourself right after learning material to better absorb it.
I had a few teachers that would do this same thing throughout the class at random times. It’s amazingly effective!
But does that help your long term memory ? As in, would that help you remember the same thing 10 years down the line ?
@@conversationcorner1837 r u drunk
She forgot to mention the most important thing: sleep well, to remember well
Wise statement
Einstein sleeps for 10hours ....too dalai lama...🤣🤣🤣🤣
Sleeping transfer information from short term memory to long term memory within the brain.
Great point!
Sleep scientist Matthew Walker would be so proud of you for this comment 😆👌🏻💤 but fr, very true
*“As we waste time, time is wasting us - Ryan Holiday*
Such a good quote! Ryan Holiday has just gotten better and better with time.
Our memory helps make us who we are. From fondly recollecting childhood events to remembering where we left our keys, memory plays a vital role in every aspect of our lives. It provides us with a sense of self and makes up our continual experience of life👍
That’s so true. Along with those traits that make up our personality, memory really is who we are.
So is there no experience that is open to us except that which comes from past experiences ?
This is how teaching made me a better musician. I would teach students information that I had just learned. It also made me sit and think about the best way to explain what I just learned to someone else would be. This really helped a lot with memorizing a lot of techniques.
Did it help with long term memory or just for the particular class you had?
Learn one
Do one
Teach one
State dependent learning has always worked for my brain for more than 5 plus decades. I tested the theory once in college by going to a final without my usual fortification. My anxiety level was so intense that I sweat profusely for the entire two hours of the exam. I was so slowed down by not being in the right head space that I couldn't even make it all of the way through all of the questions because the anxiety was so overwhelmingly palpable. Further, I only received an (A-) on that A&P exam(I was a straight A student used to making it all of the way to the end of an exam and doing the extra credit questions every time). Stress kills. Stress less and live far better and potentially longer, too !!!!
Absolutely!! In college, I would always eat dark chocolate before exams in order to recreate the context when studying.
You may say you were Shaiken
Another useful thing that helped me through university was, after throughly studying a topic, i would draft this mini sheets as if im going to cheat from them in the exam. The papers would be extremely small, like 1/4 of my palm and i would have to fit the entire topic on that ridiculously small paper, it would force me to tightly pack the information as much as i possibly can.
Whats even better is that, because the paper would be so small, it was better to just sort of "photograph" it into your mind, instead of having to memorize everything on it. Saved brain space and my ass a couple times too.
I called it the "clean sheet method" myself, half the campus picked it up as well. I hope it helps you too.
I'm nursing school it was always:
Learn it
Do it
Teach it
The best way to keep a skill is to teach someone else that skill after you learn it
A few things to add: pormodo technique, spaced repetition and mind maps. Also, focus on ONE aspect of a field or subject at once (i.e. calculs, python coding, TIG welding, etc). I see poeple claming to "read 500 book a year"..........yes, plausible, but REMEMBERING the content of so many books is........VERY questionable. I am now restructuring my book collection to reflect what I need to be better at (mainly maths) and apply said techniques.
I agree. Getting deeper into one subject is so helpful for achieving more thorough learning.
I think people want to read a large number of books in order to have a large amount of material to draw from. After reading those many books, they may be able to cross connect ideas.
Just my $.02
Ty! Had completely forgotten about the importance of active recall
This is very difficult to do, but ill empliment it into my studies and ill be back in February 1st for an update.
It might sound crazy but I've realised that time itself plays a big part on memory consolidation, and it probably doesn't have anything to do with REM sleep.
I made it a point to be eating banana walnut muffins whenever I read George Berkeley. I managed to sneak a banana walnut muffin into the philosophy exam.
Haha! I did the same thing but with dark chocolate and organic chemistry exams.
What helps with my shit memory, whatever on school was teaching. When I learned something I would visualize myself teaching it to someone else or actually taught it to someone else.
I experienced the same thing while tutoring others. It’s like your brain just figures it out when it has to teach the material to someone else.
So true for me. I only remember things I did and thought whilst stoned when I get stoned again.
I think leveraging approaches like feymann technique, spaced repetition are useful. A good night sleep and a healthy diet also help
What is the Feynman technique?
@@senseofmindshow Learn-Teach-Improvement-Repeat
@@jenilthummar8255 ah thanks.
Very interesting!
I love these documentaries, thank you.
Side note: Lisa Genova's mannerisms really remind me of the guy from The Action Lab. Are they related?
5th hack: stop smoking weed.
But it makes you remember a lot of uncommon things
I quit college because it was hard to remember what I learned. With this and updated information from eight years ago maybe ill go back. Didn't have the tools I needed to learn how to learn. It was quite embarrassing.
Don’t be embarrassed! It’s way better to take a step back and get the cognitive tools you need than to press on in the darkness. A really helpful book on this subject is “Make It Stick”
@@senseofmindshow Awsome, thanks appreciate the feedback. ill check it out.
Any chance you could use Dance ( I am trying to learn Argentine Tango ) as an example ?
I want to forget my pain why do I need to enhance my memory?
To learn new things. So you can move on from your pain.
Are we learning new things? The last time I checked, they have not. They were busy looking outside, finding the assumed black cats, or creating ones if there are none.
@@katarinajanoskova well said Katarina! Learn how to help diminish the pain in your brain, that can only be done by remembering things James! Cheers :D
Backround music?
What a wild ride!!! but that all I can do is concentrate on not passing out.
*video ends* Shit. What were those 4 things again?
Something about remembering?
Cool
I don’t believe in studying just one hour for seven days. Great lecture though!
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Sir i have a theory that explain how gravity create and work but i have no degree so plz give me advise how can i publish my theory
Contact your local college and talk to a science professor. They would know how to publish a theory.
@@mizwonderful3283 tnx sis
@@unique3317 you're welcome. 😊
Facts
So I think I HAVE TO be depressed for my maths exam in order for me to remember the things I learned?
I been using flash cards since elementary.
Same. Some things just work!
I forgot that I had already watched the video.
Then you need to be able to recall the conditions.
Studying while drinking a Mocha Frappuccino. Oh those first world problems are such a drama.
I almost with I could go back to school now that I know all these brain hacks. I would do so much better than when I just write out study notes all night
It's better late than never. I believe that a school environment is a bubble where you really do not get a chance to apply what you learn.
That's why I'm popping Ritalin not only for learning but also during the test.
State dependent memory baby
😆😆 Nice.
Enjoy that amphetamine addiction. 😌
Quisiera recibir info , en espanol, no en ingles
Gracias
Voy a serte sincero, mayoria de la informacion que hay en el internet, está disponible en inglés. Vale la pena aprenderlo.
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brother can you pls tell why light really bends when it enters another medium cause the explanations available online have all been debunked by a youtube channel fermilab and the cause they told for bending is also not sounding appropriate so pls make a video on bending of light during refraction .We middle schoolers need to learn the correct reason
pls bro
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Moca Frapachinos and Sour Patch is enough to make you forget everything......yuck.
I know 😆 That part made me cringe a bit
It seems like I'm a nobody. I find three hours of cramming less than 24 hours before the execution of a project to be more effective than an hour a day for a week. Even better, for long-term memory, try recalling the nearest holiday. Total recall can be anchored by special occasions. Oh, well, you'll forget all this anyway.
How long do you actually remember the info after cramming 24h before a project though?
Memorising it bit by bit over a week is way more effective for remembering and retention.
@@samuraiyun219 it appears like you've forgotten the second part of the comment. It addresses how to move beyond short-term memory.
@@RichLuciano1 The 'try recalling the nearest holiday' part? And what you do that for everything you want to remember, link them to holidays?
@@samuraiyun219 we'll probably remember that this dialog took place after Xmas or before New Year's Day. Not like we'll ever meet, but if we should have to recall this moment in person someday later on (e.g, 2022 or 2023, etc.) and one of us draws a blank, the other might just need to ask "what holiday was that around?" That becomes a link. However, let's not make memorizing the holiday a daily practice. It's just something to ask and it works a lot of the time. Here is a real-life example when talking we a mechanic about work I've had done this year. I'm sorry for taking so long. In short...
Easter : alternator
Juneteenth : battery
Independence day : starter
Labor day : another starter
Columbus day : another alternator
Veterans day : ignition coil
Thanksgiving Day : three flat tires; replaced four for black Friday.
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meanwhile me who has exam tomoroww boutta sleep in pamnic xd
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One thing I’ve learned: There is a massive difference between neuroscientists and neurologists. And there are MANY more neuroscientists. Neurologists have MDs and can actually operate on the CNS. Needless to say, this woman is just a neuroscientist.
The 'method of loci' has always worked well for me.
Agree! This is an amazingly powerful technique. I’m always blown away by the amount I can remember by just pretending to walk through a place in my mind.
@@senseofmindshow I used my studio apartment over and over.
@@ziziroberts8041 That's really cool. Did you ever find it confusing to use the same place for different items?
Adderall.
I want a brain on-demand
Ask to ELON MUSK...he can...
Lisa Genova actual chad.
NOTHING THAT I DIDNT KNOW
This video edit was brought to you by the unpaid big think intern....
I don’t get it
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Why do (socalled) intelligent people ALWAYS talk with a creak in their voice and in a (ever so slightly) condescending tone? In no time she put me off big time. B.t.w. the things she's telling? Old news (at least for the time I listened).
You might be talking about upspeak which is annoying asf!
@@allwecanseeisaboveusnow oh yes. Ever so annoying.
What's the point of studying if you're going to forget it. I never studied. If I don't know something, I never will. School shouldn't force people to memorize things, especially when people in the field don't need to memorize anything.
She's not talking about memorising things. Studying is not memorising. If you don't know something you never will? How come you know how to read and write?
Studying is about understanding concepts.
Sometimes yes, you need to memorise things, but that's not very often needed. Probably a bad idea in most cases.
Not at all useful
Do you really believe in BS you just lectured? Guess, not. If nobody is buying and you have to upload BS on RUclips. Sorry.
I refuse to hear a girl talk about memories, bring a man. Not girls, they don´t want to lead, so I will just dislike, thanks.