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You exercise your body to stay physically in shape, so why shouldn't you exercise your brain to stay mentally fit? With these daily exercises you will learn how to flex your mind, improve your creativity and boost your memory. As with any exercise, repetition is necessary for you to see improvement, so pick your favorite exercises from our daily suggestions and repeat them as desired. Try to do some mentalrobics every single day!
pen-i-tent
adjective :: Feeling pain or sorrow on account of sins or offenses.
noun :: One who repents of sin; one sorrowful on account of his transgressions.
"I shall relate my wrongs, the persecutions that I endure--I, a helpless mortal, a penitent, an unoffending poet." --Bierce, Ambrose
adjective :: Feeling pain or sorrow on account of sins or offenses.
noun :: One who repents of sin; one sorrowful on account of his transgressions.
"I shall relate my wrongs, the persecutions that I endure--I, a helpless mortal, a penitent, an unoffending poet." --Bierce, Ambrose
These number exercises will help improve your concentration and mental endurance.
1. Recite all the numbers between 1 and 100 that contain the digit 3 (3, 13, 23...).
2. Count down from 200 by 7s (200, 193, 186...).
3. Recite the numbers by alternatly counting up by 2s and by 3s (2-3, 4-6, 6-9, 8-12...).
4. Try reciting a number series while writing down a different series. Pick any number series you want (up by 2s, down by 7s, every number containing 4s, etc.).
Feel free to modify these exercises and practice them to increase your ability.
1. Recite all the numbers between 1 and 100 that contain the digit 3 (3, 13, 23...).
2. Count down from 200 by 7s (200, 193, 186...).
3. Recite the numbers by alternatly counting up by 2s and by 3s (2-3, 4-6, 6-9, 8-12...).
4. Try reciting a number series while writing down a different series. Pick any number series you want (up by 2s, down by 7s, every number containing 4s, etc.).
Feel free to modify these exercises and practice them to increase your ability.
A mnemonic is a technique for aiding memory. Mnemonic systems involve adding something more memorable to the information you are studying. We have already seen how rhymes can act as a mnemonic. Other examples of mnemonics are acronyms and acrostics.
Acronym
To create an acronym, take the first letters of the items that you are trying to remember and make a new word out of them. For example the word "BRASS" can be used to remember how to shoot a rifle: Breath, Relax, Aim, Sight, Squeeze. "CART" could be used to remember your grocery list: Carrots, Apples, Radishes, and Turnips.
Acrostic
An acrostic is similar to an acronym, but instead of making a word out of the first letters, you make a sentence. For example, you could remember the phrase "My very educated mother just sent us nine pizzas" to learn the order of the planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto.
These mnemonics work by making the material more meaningful and by chunking it. They change the task from recall to aided recall, which is much easier, and they tell you the number of items you are supposed to remember, which can be quite helpful.
Making up acronyms and acrostics can also help stretch your creativity because you'll be inventing new words and silly phrases.
Acronym
To create an acronym, take the first letters of the items that you are trying to remember and make a new word out of them. For example the word "BRASS" can be used to remember how to shoot a rifle: Breath, Relax, Aim, Sight, Squeeze. "CART" could be used to remember your grocery list: Carrots, Apples, Radishes, and Turnips.
Acrostic
An acrostic is similar to an acronym, but instead of making a word out of the first letters, you make a sentence. For example, you could remember the phrase "My very educated mother just sent us nine pizzas" to learn the order of the planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto.
These mnemonics work by making the material more meaningful and by chunking it. They change the task from recall to aided recall, which is much easier, and they tell you the number of items you are supposed to remember, which can be quite helpful.
Making up acronyms and acrostics can also help stretch your creativity because you'll be inventing new words and silly phrases.
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