Enjoy it now, guy
it took me more than 15 minutes to remember the site he was using and a little more time to remember where to install it. I'm worried about my damn memory, I seem amnesiac
I can help.
Two quick tests:
Test 1:
1. Let a person/friend (A) write down ten random words, one per line, two syllables per word.
2. Let A read them out to you, with a pause of a second between each word.
3. Repeat all words you remember, let A mark them in a separate column.
4. A repeats step 2, but begins with the words you remembered (marked in step 3).
5. Repeat step 3.
6. Repeat step 4.
7. Repeat step 3.
So it's three times reading and marking in separate columns.
Which column has the highest number of marks? How many in the last column?
Test 2:
Let somebody (A) choose a number between 101 and 110. Then let A substract 3 about 20 times and write down the results (you don't see them) in a column, one number per line.
Like:
105
102
99
96
93
90
87
...
... and so on.
Now you start from the chosen number and substract three, also up to twenty times.
Note down:
How hard did you do with that? (subjectively)
How long did it take?
Did you become faster/better or slower/worse?
How many errors you were aware of? (corrected after your first call)
How many errors you were not aware of?
The results of the two tests will give you an overview of your working memory performance.
Working memory handles the exchange of data between long- and short-time memory, as well as acting as a buffer for memory operations like calculating and processing visual or auditive "input" (observing, listening).
When your mind is just not trained well, play memory (the game) and/or write down some telephone calls you just had, as stories.
Repeat the two tests after a week. Test again using the two procedures i described above.
If you get better every week (3-5 weeks), fine. Good news, your mind is just not challenged enough. You also learned to self-help.
If you don't get better results over time, you need professional help. Your memory impairments should be tested in detail, for further action through a good doc or therapist.
I suffer from memory problems, some of them like you described, and i have undergone many different tests and i learned how to interpret the results over time.
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