1. Learn something new
    Memory strength is just like muscular strength. The more you use it, the stronger it gets. Learning a new skill is an excellent way to strengthen your brain’s memory capacity. There are many activities to choose from, but most importantly, you’ll need to find something that forces you out of your comfort zone and commands your full attention.Here are some examples:

    • Learn a new instrument
    • Make pottery
    • Play mind games, like Sudoku or chess
    • Learn a new type of dance.
    • Learn a new language
  2. Fill Your Life with Music
    Music is one of the few activities that engages both sides of the brain simultaneously. Listening to music, particularly instrumental music, positively impacts memory, focus, attention, language skills, and physical coordination. Playing an instrument is even better for mental development than passive listening.
  3. Repeat and retrieve
    Any time you learn a new piece of information, you’re more likely to mentally record that information if it’s repeated. Repetition reinforces the connections we create between neurons. Repeat what you hear out loud. Try using it in a sentence. Write it down and read it aloud.
  4. Try acronyms, abbreviations, and mnemonics
    Mnemonic devices can be in the form of acronyms, abbreviations, songs, or rhymes. You’ve probably been taught a few mnemonic devices for remembering long lists. For example, the colors of the spectrum can be remembered with the name ROY G. BIV (Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet).
  5. Stay organized
    An organized person has an easier time remembering. Checklists are one good tool for organization. Manually writing down your checklist (instead of doing it electronically) also increases the likelihood that you’ll remember what you’ve written down.
  6. Sleep on a regular schedule
    Go to bed at the same time every night and get up at the same time each morning. Try not to break your routine on the weekends. This can greatly improve sleep quality.
  7. Ensure Nutritional Balance with a Multivitamin Supplement
    Virtually all vitamins are needed in adequate amounts for a fully functioning brain and memory. Proper amounts of vitamins C, D, E, K and B complex in the diet have all been linked to memory enhancement. The same goes for minerals like magnesium, iron, iodine, and zinc.
  8. Eat less of these foods:
    Proponents of the Mediterranean and MIND diets say to avoid the following foods:

      • Sugar
      • Processed foods
      • Butter
      • Fried foods
      • Cheese

    They emphasize eating processed foods, avoiding sugar and trans fats, and including healthy fats. Sugar and fat has been linked to impaired memory. You can follow below diet plan

  9. Meditate
    There’s mounting evidence for the health benefits of meditation. Studies show that meditation helps improve several cognitive functions, like focus, concentration, memory, and learning. Meditation may actually rewire the brain and encourage more connections between brain cells.
  10. Drink water
    Water helps our brain cells use nutrients. So just a small amount of dehydration can have disastrous effects. Mild dehydration has been shown to cause brain shrinkage and memory impairment. Aim for at least eight to ten glasses per day, or more if you’re very active.
  11. Quit Multitasking
    When you’re juggling too many things, you’re bound to forget. As it turns out, the brain doesn’t actually multitask. Instead, it switches focus from one thing to the other, which is why it is difficult to read a book and hold a conversation at the same time. Multitasking will slow you down, so make it a point to concentrate on the task at hand. Your brain actually need about eight seconds to commit a piece of information to your memory, so if you’re talking on the phone and carrying groceries when you put down your car keys, you’re unlikely to remember where you left them.
  12. Do physical exercise
    Exercise increases your heart rate which gets blood flowing to your brain, thus keeping your memory sharp. Running, swimming, biking – any form of exercise – for at least 30 minutes helps enlarge the hippocampus, which is regarded as the ‘memory center of the brain’.

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