Keen memory: A foundation of success !

Man owes all he is and all he possesses in life to memory - the ability of the brain to keep a record of past events. Without good memory and mental sound it would be difficult to lead an intelligent life. A keen memory is one of the foundations of success in life. The man who forgets to keep his appointments is often ignored by the people with a keen sense of time. The latter cannot afford to waste their time waiting for him. The trader who forgets the price he quoted for the goods previously loses the goodwill and business of his customers. 

                             The office assistant who forgets the procedure and makes mistakes, becomes too expansive or repeated same mistake and is finally discharged from service. It is clear that a bad memory results in inefficiency , failure and financial troubles. The secret of good memory is attention, and attention to a subject depends upon our interest in it. Man rarely forgets that which has made a deep impression on his mind. The main reason why some people forget is mostly psychological. They do not have the strong desire to remember events or recollect things. What they need is the 'will' to imprint the observed data upon memory to produce them whenever needed. Yet another reason why we forget is that we do not have enough interest in the subject. We also forget and mental capacity decreases due to our failure to connect one kind of memory with another, to unify the impressions gained, and to bring back to life what we learnt previously.

                            Memory training should be continuous all through life. otherwise it may become ineffective. The various aids through which a fact is remembered, eg. eye-memory capacity, ear-memory capacity should be made to help each other. The facts we remember and the way we recall them are influenced by our interests, attitudes, and emotional feelings.