How to Increase Your Short Term Memory

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Use flash cards. Flash cards and memory card games are really good for sprucing up the mental synapses and making your memory work harder. Play a few of these games daily to keep your memory in top shape. Use flash cards to help you learn for tests, exams and other memory-reliant challenges.

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   Do online exercises that strengthen memory. There are a number of online exercises that help you practice memory strengthening. Just search using your favorite search engine, provided you remember which one. If not, Google is a good bet.
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   Understand^[1] what makes your memory work.
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   Do test games. ^[2] Short term memory is the memory that retains information for short periods of time. Lay out a number of objects on a tray. Try to memorize them. Place a cloth over the tray and write down every object that you remember. Check back and see how you did. If you did too well, add more objects. This game is a good one to do at least weekly to shape up your recall abilities.
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   Use acronyms to help you remember a list of names. For example, ROY G BIV (Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet) stands for each color of the rainbow.
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   Read Cope with Short Term Memory Problems. It has other ideas about coping with short term memory loss and even has some ideas for increasing your short term memory too!
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   Find places that might help you understand your weaknesses.