HOW TO BOOST MEMORY

 

Isn't this a catchy and luring title? How to boost memory! We all want to improve our retention of... what? Phone numbers, people's names, birthdays, faces, words, street names, appointments? You name it because despite all the fanfare and ballyhoo about technology, we still have to remember a person's name, and her face even, if we want to make it in business or the academic world. We must not forget our way back home, what bus line to take, to cross on green and not on red... memory, memory, memory! And now we must come down to earth with a bump and be honest with you: I have no idea how to boost memory. I do not even know what memory is, where it is, and how it works. This is painful to admit, especially because I try to memorize expressions, and words, in English and Spanish daily. I use all the tricks of the trade: mnemonic techniques, copying by hand, repeating out loud, closing my eyes and visualizing words, making lists... the works. And I have been at this for over 75 years, mind you! I should be a pro by now... and I have a confession (Forgive me, Father, for I have sinned) to make: I have no idea how to boost memory. Sorry, You are on your own. Figure it out and do not take any wooden nickels.