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  From
afar or up close, facts and information mean
nothing when they can't be accessed for knowledge
at the right time.
ACCESS,
ACCESS, ACCESS
'Information
that could save your life this afternoon ... Story
tonight at 10!"
They call it a 'teaser' in the media. Something
meant to grab your attention. But in today's media
rich world with instant access, it only sounds
ridiculous and frustrates intelligent listeners.
Today's modern, fast-paced world requires rapid
access to accurate and appropriate information.
Valuable information can save lives, save resources
and save and earn money.
MEMORY -- STORED INSIDE OR OUTSIDE?
Remembering where you put your keys. Remembering
how to use software. Creating for your profession.
Recalling how to position your body during an
exercise. Sorting out conflicting health advice.
Understanding how to follow instructions -- all of
these tasks call upon the Information Framework
(inner wisdom) that you have built in your mind.
That inner wisdom, whether it is innate or
acquired, helps you collect valuable information
and toss the rest. Efficiency of action depends on
your ability to place concepts and recall or access
information or skills that you need, timely and
effectively.
When you are storing something to your memory (that
is, deciding it's valuable), keep in mind what
frame you are using for memory storage and what
frame is best for recall. Decide whether you can
use technology to store or readily retrieve that
information elsewhere -- instead of cluttering your
mind.
Here are the six main "frames" of the mind's
Information Framework:
Category. Useful for storing and classifying
information (e.g., plant, animal, worthy,
unworthy)
Time. Helps you remember connections to
particular events. Important because some valuable
information is perishable.
Location. Helps you visualize where things
happen. Sometimes very important in conjunction
with the time frame.
Alphabet. Useful for storage and common
communication with others.
Continuum. Usually a sequence. Think of
playing music, cooking, project management
efficiency. Once you get going with the beginning,
it is easier to remember and continue with the rest
of the process.
Magnitude/Rank. Useful as a spark for recall
and visualizing (exciting, bold, bright, colorful,
stands out). Thinking of a quantity helps visualize
and reinforce a memory image. The color RED reminds
you of urgency or danger.
Use these information frames when you use
technology for information access and storage and
develop and organize your environment so that it is
a helpful extension of your mind and memory.
TOP THREE MEMORY PRACTICAL MEMORY TIPS
Consistency
As an example, always place your keys in the same
place.
Use triggers
If you find yourself saying ... 'oh I will remember
that,' you need a trigger.
Attach memory task to real physical
structure.
What you do here is take the memory load off of
your brain by making a real functional reality
safeguard. Let's say you are at a friend's house
and you remove your jacket because it is getting
warm out. Since it's warm, you might forget you
even brought a jacket when it is time to leave.
Your car keys are sitting in the front foyer. Put
your car keys in the jacket pocket so you have to
find your jacket to find your key. You make it
impossible to drive away without your jacket when
it is time to leave. This is just a simple example,
but you can apply the general principle to a lot of
practical, helpful tasks.
NEWS,
REFERENCE and HISTORY
Using
technology and the Internet to detect, store and
retrieve valuable information ... Are you browsing
or are you searching? Search engines like
Google
and Yahoo!
Anticipating situations, detecting situations and
responding to reality.
NOISE AND SPAM
Have
you ever walked into your bank to get something
simple, like a refill of checks for your checkbook,
only to get offers for your mortgage and every
other financial service that you didn't want -- at
least not at the moment? That's spam! Businesses
somtimes use every opportunity to sell. And many
times it interferes with your life. We all know
that web pages and e-mail does the same thing.
Structuring your life so your own helpful
information system (your own affirmations, your own
filing system and living and workspace environment)
blocks spam and noise or overides spam and noise
that gets through to you. Example are keeping your
own diary or blog, using caller ID or donotcall.gov
to block telemarketers, using security for your web
browsing and e-mail, using and iPod to block out
unwanted noise during your commute, and keeping
television out of your bedroom (or off), where or
when you are supposed to rest.
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A
web search engine's function is to find
web pages and graphics from keywords
supplied by a user. A list of results
appears in a very short time after the
searcher types in keywords and hits the
search button. But are those results
relevant? Are they consistent? Search
results change every day and items
disappear. You can save your search
results, but is your privacy
compromised?
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Information about Search Engines on the
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List
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categories
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Worldwide
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Howtofightspam.com
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