Write it into your memory.

Write it into your memory.

A Time Management Article by Harold Taylor Keeping a diary, journal or logbook helps keep you in the moment.  If you use a paper planning calendar to record appointments, activities, and events, you are giving your memory a great assist.  When you write things down it...
Hang onto your memories.

Hang onto your memories.

In my last four blogs I have emphasized the importance of being proactive in the prevention of Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia.  The reason is threefold.  First, the incidence of dementia is increasing to the extent that one in three people will die of...
How to memorize and recall anything.

How to memorize and recall anything.

Jeff brown and Mark Fenske describe how our memory works in their book, The Winner’s Brain.  At about 18 months, toddlers learn and retain the meaning of up to 10 words per day, and by the time they reach adulthood, most recognize at least 60,000 words.  Plus,...
Memory is declining as we age

Memory is declining as we age

Is memory declining faster than ever? There are many causes of dementia and memory loss declining faster as we grow older; but I believe the two main ones, both involving brain activity, are outlined below. In the past when we needed to know something or solve some...
I'll never forget what's her name.

I'll never forget what's her name.

Back in the late 1970s, when I first decided to carve out a full-time career as a speaker and trainer, I experimented with management topics such as time management, delegation, stress management, leadership, motivation and creativity. I also studied memory training...