how to improve your memoryMr. Douglas Below are five techniques you might consider to improve your memory.  Finding a reason to remember  Be selective in what you learn  Organize your information  Mnemonics  Rehearse information through recitation First, finding a reason to remember is very important. If you have a reason to remember the information you just learned, then you have a better chance of retaining it. For example, let's say a person has trouble with multiplication tables. And the person loves to lift weights. The teacher will use the information from the math module and apply it to weightlifting. For example 5 x 5 = 25, and lifting five pounds five times equals a total of twenty-five pounds. You see, this comparison makes the student learn it better because he can use it in more than one way. This technique helped me the most when I was learning percentages in math. I couldn't figure it out, so the teacher applied it to how much money one would save if a $50.00 t-shirt was 20% off. This gave me the motivation to learn it. Secondly, you should be selective in what you learn. You just want to learn the main ideas and leave the supporting material alone. This way you should memorize the information in a shorter amount of time. For example, if you were trying to study biology and there's a lot of it, just remember the bold face type ...