HOW TO INCREASE MEMORY THROUGH MIND TECHNIQUES l Dr Rafiq Dar
"Hello, I'm Dr Rafiq Dar, qualified and experienced practitioner specializing in Neuro-linguistic Programming (NLP), hypnotherapy, and life and business coaching. With a strong academic background in neurosciences and extensive training in various behavioural modalities, I am dedicated to helping individuals and organizations achieve their full potential and create meaningful change.
I completed my European Joint MS in Neurosciences from three prestigious European universities, including the University of Strasbourg, France, the University of Basel, Switzerland, and the University of Fribourg, Germany. Building on this foundation, I went on to earn my Ph.D. in Neurosciences University of Strasbourg, France in 2013.
Complementing my academic achievements, I hold a Diploma in Clinical Psychology and an Advanced Diploma in Clinical Hypnotherapy from the prestigious Hypnosis Motivation Institute in California, USA. I have also acquired a Diploma in handwriting analysis from the same institute. Additionally, I am a certified NLP Practitioner accredited by the American Board of NLP.
With a strong foundation in mind sciences, I offer comprehensive services in NLP, hypnotherapy, and coaching. I specialize in empowering individuals to overcome limiting beliefs, enhance their communication skills, and develop effective strategies for personal and professional growth. My coaching approach is tailored to each client's unique needs, focusing on areas such as leadership development, career transitions, psychological and mental health.
I am passionate about utilizing my extensive knowledge and expertise to help individuals and organizations unlock their potential, improve performance, and achieve their goals. Let's connect and explore how we can work together to create positive and lasting change."
I completed my European Joint MS in Neurosciences from three prestigious European universities, including the University of Strasbourg, France, the University of Basel, Switzerland, and the University of Fribourg, Germany. Building on this foundation, I went on to earn my Ph.D. in Neurosciences University of Strasbourg, France in 2013.
Complementing my academic achievements, I hold a Diploma in Clinical Psychology and an Advanced Diploma in Clinical Hypnotherapy from the prestigious Hypnosis Motivation Institute in California, USA. I have also acquired a Diploma in handwriting analysis from the same institute. Additionally, I am a certified NLP Practitioner accredited by the American Board of NLP.
With a strong foundation in mind sciences, I offer comprehensive services in NLP, hypnotherapy, and coaching. I specialize in empowering individuals to overcome limiting beliefs, enhance their communication skills, and develop effective strategies for personal and professional growth. My coaching approach is tailored to each client's unique needs, focusing on areas such as leadership development, career transitions, psychological and mental health.
I am passionate about utilizing my extensive knowledge and expertise to help individuals and organizations unlock their potential, improve performance, and achieve their goals. Let's connect and explore how we can work together to create positive and lasting change."
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00:00We are doing a series on memory, as I told you, to increase memory, I talked about 4 approaches.
00:17The third approach is how you can improve your memory through mind techniques.
00:29Mind techniques mean that you can memorise more if you learn things psychologically.
00:38I will share a technique with you, which is called chunking.
00:42Chunking means to make small chunks.
00:47We use this technique when you have a lot of information to memorise.
00:55For example, if you want to memorise 10 points, or if you want to memorise 14 points of Quaid-e-Azam.
01:06It has always been a problem for us that it is very difficult to memorise 14 points.
01:12In this, you can do chunking.
01:14In chunking, you can make 3-3 chunks.
01:20First, you memorise 3, then the next 3, then the next 3, and then the next 3.
01:26If you do this in chunking, you will know that you are missing a chunk.
01:34You know that there are 3 in one chunk, so it is easy to retain all 3.
01:39Basically, when there is a lot of information, the working of the mind can memorise 6-7 information quickly.
01:52So, if you chunk the long information,
01:58For example, you have information 20,
02:00If you make the information of 20 in 5 groups, it will be a favour for you.
02:06We also remember phone numbers.
02:08As you must have seen, people remember phone numbers in chunks.
02:12If you ask them in such a way, they may not be able to tell you.
02:16For example, there is a mobile number, 0300 767 910.
02:22If you ask someone to tell you in such a single way, you may not be able to remember it.
02:27You will not be able to tell them.
02:29Because your memory is in the subconscious mind.
02:35As I told you, the subconscious mind likes chunks.
02:38It takes small information more quickly.
02:41So, to memorise things well, I would suggest you to make chunks.
02:48There is another technique after chunking.
02:52The second important technique is spaced repetition.
02:58How do you use it?
03:01For example, I am introducing a student.
03:06I ask the name of the first student, I ask the name of the second student.
03:09When I go to the fourth student, I forget the name of the first student.
03:14Let's suppose there are 30 students in my class.
03:18I ask the name of the first student, the name of the second student, and so on.
03:22Once I go to the fourth student, I verify the name of the first student.
03:26This is your name.
03:28If you go to the 6th or 7th note, verify the 2nd note once.
03:35Believe me, if you go a little bit ahead and touch the previous note once again,
03:43after a little while,
03:45it means that you are giving an interval and going towards repetition.
03:50So the repetition after the interval will stay in your mind longer.
03:56And with this, I will give you one more information, one more technique,
04:01which is called Mind Mapping Technique.
04:06Now what you have to do in this?
04:08Obviously, the issue of memory occurs when you have a little more information.
04:15Whatever information you have, try to make a map.
04:20Try to make a hierarchy.
04:22Sometimes a hierarchy is being made.
04:25Suppose you can make categories.
04:29Suppose you have to remember the names of some food items.
04:33So you make a basket of fruits on one side and a basket of vegetables on the other side.
04:40This means that you can make this thing in your mind as well.
04:43It is not necessary that you write it on the page and make it.
04:46Even if you write it on the page and make it,
04:49it requires a lot of imagination.
04:51Remember one thing,
04:53learning is based on imagination.
04:57Because imagination is related to the subconscious mind.
05:01Even if you imagine something, you go into that mind.
05:07That mind caters more to visual information.
05:13Suppose you have a long text.
05:21Put that text in the map.
05:24And that map will basically remain in your mind.
05:27You can make a table of it.
05:30You will remember the table more comparatively.
05:36Because it is a structure of the table.
05:39I will make a separate video on the learning mind.
05:46The mind of memories, which we call the subconscious mind,
05:50prefers things in images.
05:55It does not prefer things in words.
05:57So if you have ever noted,
05:59if you have a structure with a word,
06:04then you remember more things.
06:07So with this, I am giving you the fourth technique.
06:10The fourth technique is associations.
06:13If you associate something with some information,
06:21then you remember that thing more.
06:25For example,
06:27you can replicate this anywhere,
06:32but I will give you a simple example.
06:34You experience it.
06:36Suppose,
06:37you go somewhere and ask someone for directions.
06:43Suppose,
06:45you go straight for a kilometer,
06:50then you go left,
06:52then you go right,
06:53and then you go left,
06:54and that is your destination.
06:56This is one way.
06:57Now, this has all the words.
07:01There is no association in this.
07:03If someone tells you a way,
07:06you go straight,
07:09and after a while,
07:11you will get a signal.
07:13It is the first signal.
07:14You have to go right from the first signal.
07:16Now you have to stay right.
07:18As soon as you see a gourmet bakery,
07:21you have to go left from there.
07:25As soon as you go a little further,
07:27there is a Shell petrol pump.
07:29With the Shell petrol pump,
07:31we have a third office.
07:33Now, look here.
07:35The signal,
07:37the bakery,
07:39the Shell pump,
07:41these are all associations.
07:43If you teach someone with associations,
07:47you will remember it more.
07:49Teachers can also do this.
07:51When you are teaching,
07:53give an example with associations.
07:57It can be a picture.
07:59For example,
08:00I will tell you a very simple example.
08:02When children are around,
08:04their subconscious mind is active.
08:09That is why when you teach ABC to a child,
08:12we call it A for Apple.
08:15The child's mind does not capture A,
08:19as much as it captures Apple.
08:23That is why,
08:24when you sit in front of me as an adult,
08:26even today you will say,
08:28A for Apple.
08:30You will remember it like this.
08:32Because you have read Apple.
08:34This is the power of the subconscious mind.
08:36This is the power of association.
08:38Even today you remember the things
08:40you read in primary school.
08:42Because you used to read with associations.
08:45All the things we have read with associations,
08:49they do not forget us.
08:51For example,
08:52listen to a story.
08:54It does not forget us.
08:55Because you have taken the image of a tortoise.
08:57You have taken the image of a rabbit.
09:00It does not leave our mind.
09:02Because it tells you that
09:04the mind that keeps memories,
09:07which we call the subconscious mind,
09:09does not give so much importance to words.
09:12It gives importance to images.
09:14So I would request you,
09:16if you want your memory to be very good,
09:21then you can use these mind techniques.
09:24In which I have told you about chunking,
09:26space repetition,
09:28mind mapping,
09:31and use of associations.
09:34I will give you one last bonus tip.
09:38If you want to remember something important,
09:41close your eyes and focus on it.
09:45This thing will not forget me.
09:50It will remember you.
09:52Thank you so much.