08-29-2012, 04:23 PM
Yes on the vitamin E, I find it more helpful when combined with Ginko, and if I need to focus on a boring subject, Valerian helps it calms me enough that I don't feel so "flighty"
Another thing, repetition and memorization are generally a huge fail for me. Say I use the last of the toilet paper and repeat all the way to the store "Must buy toilet paper." I guarantee you, I will not remember toilet paper because I will stop to look at something that caught my eye first and, stop repeating, and of course forget it entirely. Now if I think "Oh, last roll, I'll grab some of my favorite brand next time I happen to get into town." It might be 3-4 days later, but I will get the toilet paper home without another though save seeing my favorite brand in the store.
Same with someone repeating the same thing to me. My mind tunes it out with "Shut the hell up already." and I probable won't remember the conversation five minutes later. Tell me it's important and tell me once and, I remember, you got it in before I lost focus.
The key is that I know I have about 2-3 seconds to get something that isn't of much interest to me in my brain, or it isn't getting there at all. I just have to work with that and, get those around me to understand that and, try to keep things concise and to the point if they expect me to actually remember it and act on it.
When it comes to book learning, it find it best to read one or two paragraphs, take a break for a few minutes, then paraphrase that bit into my own words, which is one or two sentences. Cut all the useless gibber jabber out of it and put the key points in concise, direct sentences.
Another thing, repetition and memorization are generally a huge fail for me. Say I use the last of the toilet paper and repeat all the way to the store "Must buy toilet paper." I guarantee you, I will not remember toilet paper because I will stop to look at something that caught my eye first and, stop repeating, and of course forget it entirely. Now if I think "Oh, last roll, I'll grab some of my favorite brand next time I happen to get into town." It might be 3-4 days later, but I will get the toilet paper home without another though save seeing my favorite brand in the store.
Same with someone repeating the same thing to me. My mind tunes it out with "Shut the hell up already." and I probable won't remember the conversation five minutes later. Tell me it's important and tell me once and, I remember, you got it in before I lost focus.
The key is that I know I have about 2-3 seconds to get something that isn't of much interest to me in my brain, or it isn't getting there at all. I just have to work with that and, get those around me to understand that and, try to keep things concise and to the point if they expect me to actually remember it and act on it.
When it comes to book learning, it find it best to read one or two paragraphs, take a break for a few minutes, then paraphrase that bit into my own words, which is one or two sentences. Cut all the useless gibber jabber out of it and put the key points in concise, direct sentences.
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