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Accessing information from your subconscious mind...

22/3/2023

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Can you remember the last time you met someone in the street that you know and you forgot their name? You are usually with someone and feel rude not doing an introduction.  Your mind goes into a panic searching for the name – which you get - as you are walking away.
OR
You are having a language assessment and the tutor asks you what your name is in your new language and you can’t answer – you have no idea where the information is…..even though you have said it EVERY tutorial since you started. 

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Often information is on the tip of our tongues, but we just can’t access it in the moment. The following is not scientific – it is my subjective experience, but it may resonate with you.
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I imagine my mind like a filing cabinet.  Everything I have seen, heard and learned has been filed in the correct drawer, but when I am stressed or putting pressure on myself – T-H-E—D-R-A-W-E-R-S—S-T-I-C-K…….when I am relaxed the drawers open easily and smoothly.
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So the secret – as with everything – IS TO RELAX. Don’t put more pressure on your brain to remember – trust that the information is there and that you are able to recall it. Another strategy I use is to ask myself a specific question: What is the Italian word for xxx?  What is that person’s name? Then relax…..It will pop into your mind a few moments later.  IF you want quicker recall, you need to learn to put your body and mind into a state of relaxation quicker.  (This is the subject for another blog).
Try these tips for words you forget in your new language and let me know your experience.
Happy learning
Jo


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