| Don't let life pass you by, notice the small things in | | | | you keep forgetting someone's name, it's likely that |
| life and feel alive! | | | | you are too easily distracted and do not place |
| Do you remember as a child lying on your back on a | | | | enough emphasis or importance to the person's name |
| beach or in the field and looking at the different | | | | when you are introduced. A deeper focus on the |
| shapes of passing clouds? If you do, you will know | | | | situation will improve your memory. A quick tip is to |
| how enjoyable it can be to focus completely on one | | | | look at the person's face, without staring. |
| thing. To be receptive, you need to allow all your | | | | With a quick sweep of your eyes, notice what the |
| senses to explore the environment. The more | | | | person is wearing, the color of his or her eyes, hair, |
| sensory pathways you open up, the more extensive | | | | skin. Take an interest in that person, ask about |
| and exact your perception will become. This has been | | | | where she was born, what are the person's hobbies, |
| acknowledged by scientists in numerous studies. | | | | children, pets etc. Ask the person how her name is |
| Students can memorize new material twice as well if | | | | spelt. If there is only one way to spell 'Tom', the |
| it is presented in a visual form - for instance, as a film | | | | more relevant question is to ask how to spell his last |
| or video - and not just by merely listening to a | | | | name. Take notice of it and make interesting |
| lecture. This is because visual cues from the eyes | | | | associations with it and tie it in with what the person |
| play an important part in the learning process. | | | | is wearing or the person's physical attributes. Is he or |
| The best known method for focusing our thoughts | | | | she tall or short, fat or slender? Does he or she have |
| towards what is important and training our perception | | | | freckles or a tan? |
| is Meditation. Meditation has been practiced for | | | | Your creativity is also influenced by how intensely |
| thousands of years by Buddhist monks for instance | | | | you deal with the job at hand. If you need a new |
| for spirituality and to open up the mind to new | | | | idea urgently - for example, an anniversary gift for a |
| knowledge. Zen Buddhism is about mastering the art | | | | spouse, you perhaps need to let yourself be inspired |
| of Meditation to achieve remarkable things in life. | | | | by the world around you. We often do not take the |
| Demonstrations have been performed by a skilled | | | | time to see what is around us. The flash of inspiration |
| archer and meditator with his eyes blindfolded and | | | | you need will come to mind if you allow your |
| shooting an arrow so accurately that it will put out a | | | | attention to move freely, embracing all possibilities, |
| burning candle hundreds of paces away. He performs | | | | even the ones you previously disregard. So open up |
| this feat by accomplishing the highest concentration | | | | your senses, see to appreciate, smell new scents, |
| and entering a state of deepest calm. | | | | listen with intent and start to feel, both physically and |
| In western psychology, the phenomenon of | | | | emotionally. Start living and be alive and you'll find |
| controlled attention is also useful. Anyone who wish | | | | your memory, concentration and creativity will start |
| to train or improve his or her memory must begin by | | | | to blossom. |
| controlling perception. For instance, if you find that | | | | |