When plans or events or decisions are not yet fixed or final, often it is said that they are "not written in cement". On the other hand, of course, something written in cement is considered permanent. Have you ever written your initials in wet cement? They probably are still there. We can use this image of writing in wet cement to help us to remember.
Imagine that you have to remember a telephone number. And you consider yourself weak in remembering numbers of any kind. One way to help you remember the telephone number is to picture yourself kneeling next to a patch of wet cement - it's still fresh - you can smell it - and with your finger, you write or carve the telephone number into the cement. Feel the soft texture of the material. Stand up and admire your work. Stare at the number as you try to remember it. Now read the number aloud.
What have you done? You have used your senses to help you improve your memory. In fact, you have used four of your five senses - see, smell, touch, hear.
You now have a VISUAL cue to help you to remember the number - you SAW it; you admired it. You SMELLED the cement. You used your imagined sense of TOUCH to write it with your finger. You could FEEL the soft material as you carved the number. You HEARD the number when you read it aloud.
In the memory process, the more senses used, the more potential help available when trying to recall the information.
Incorporate this memory aid into your daily life. Write it in cement. The next time you try to recall a piece of information processed this way, chances are good that you will.
For more valuable tips, see Dr. Droge's BRIGHTEN UP: Smart Tools To Excel In Reading, Writing, Memory, Vocabulary, Spelling, Notes, And English Usage CLICK HERE
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