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Old 11-30-2007, 12:43 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by ArtlessMonster View Post
I know ginkgo helps, and fish oil. Does anyone have any other suggestions? Not necessary just supplements either, if there's anything you've done that helps with awareness/memory (not necessarily concentration, more like general awareness/awareness of your surroundings/remembering your goals), I'd like to hear it.
Get your motorcycle license.

Really.

Since I got my ticket for 2-wheeled travel, I've become hyper-aware of traffic patterns, potential dangers and the way cars move on the road. The world looks very different from behind a visor.

Combine that with the rock-drummer coordination one needs to manage brakes (right hand and right foot), throttle (right hand & wrist), clutch (left hand) and gears (left foot) all basically at once with different pressures and tensions, and you start to get a really good indication of the awareness of what your hands, feet and head are doing. It's most acute in heavy or high-speed traffic.

As for memory, I really can't say. Writing stuff down helps sometimes. Not the fact that you've necessarily got a note or record of what you want to remember, but the very act of writing things down tends to help.
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