Table Of Contents
<ul>
<li>Introduction</li>
<li>All In The Mind</li>
<li>Memory Facets</li>
<li>Memory Tricks</li>
<li>Memorize Or Minimize</li>
<li>The Value Of Attention</li>
<li>When Forgetting Occurs</li>
<li>Association</li>
</ul>
INTRODUCTION
Can you remember a dozen instances in which you forgot some thing during the past week?
The answer to that question makes little difference, because you have been forgetting things--little things and big--and if your lapses have been forgotten, so much the worse. But, since you're reading this page right now, it's probable that your forgetfulness has been plaguing you more and more frequently. And you don't know what to do about it. And you're asking me.
And I'm asking you: Have you tried to figure out why you've been forgetting? Have you noticed when you've failed to remember? Have you noticed what things you've forgotten?
Of course you have got a memory, and unless I'm wrong, it's a pretty good one. If you wanted to take the time, you could sit down and rattle off literally thousands upon thousands of facts ...the "seven-times" table, who's president of the United States, your middle name, if you have one, or, if not, that you haven't got a middle name, the formula for baby's breakfast, what causes hiccoughs, how to spell "hiccoughs," how to cure a rasher of bacon or a rash, how to obtain a writ of mandamus, how long it takes to boil an egg or get to Pittsburgh