Define mnemonics? Suggest a plan to improve your own memory.

Mnemonics are strategies for improving memory. There are different plans to improve memory. One of such plans is as follows:

Engaging in deep level processing: If one wants to memorise any information well, he should engage himself in deep level processing. Craik and Lockhart have demonstrated that processing information in terms of meaning that they convey leads to better memory as compared to attending to their surface features. Deep processing would involve asking as many questions related to the information as possible, considering its meaning and examining its relationships to the facts one already knows. In this way, the new information will become a part of his existing knowledge framework and the chances that it will be remembered are increased.