Why is Imagination and Visualisation so important?
Imagining things can keep you interested in a topic, and make it more fun and fun = memorable. If you are trying to associate two unrelated items, and you use your imagination to put them both into a scene, you will likely remember it. Now if you REALLY get into the imagined image in your head, imagine the sounds and feel and even smell of the situation, you are even more likely to remember it!!! YOU MUST PUT IN AN EFFORT TO REALLY BE THERE !! Read It, Write It, Say It, Sing It, Imagine it !! Imagining can also be used to put you into a mind state that is more optimal for learning and doing. The limitations of your memory are typically more closely aligned to what you believe they are than anything else. If you know you are going to learn something, surprisingly you more often than not do succeed! Relax and enjoy it’s power. A sports example would be the football player who is kicking or throwing the ball, imagining/visualising him/herself doing it perfectly… and then going out on th
