Is memory slipping, and that slippage has become worrisome? Do you think that there's nothing you can do about "senioritis", with advancing age? Here's what you don't know: while the body ages, weakens and tires, the brain does not! Anyone, at any age (barring disease, dementia, brain tumor) can have a great brain and strong memory, yes - YOU! But it does take some effort - regular practice and developing new habits - to effect new memories. Memory is a storage unit, hooked by neurons along sensory channels - and we all have billions of unused neurons at every age. We can never use up the storage capacity of our brain, which can store practically unlimited memories. The rub is: accessing all those stored, but lost memories... where is the neural pathway? Memories are put into storage by sensory encoding that, when faulty (i.e. no conscious process used to encode) are then hard to retrieve, without re-creating the exact same sensory elements that were in place when the memory first occurred. And that's often impossible to re-create physically. But in the mind, a memory can live and be re-lived forever. So how do you start now to improve your future memories and strengthen current recall? This book describes many easy techniques to use to create a process to encode vivid memories and enhance desired recall. The book concludes with the SmartyPants Secret on memory. Start now and improve your memory for future strength. With nothing to lose and everything to gain, the path to a good memory can be yours starting today, building strength throughout the rest of your life.
I have studied every communication subject for more than a decade, acquiring a large body of knowledge. I, perhaps like you, am a voracious reader and learner. My other strength is that I retain much of what I learn, so I can then compile the knowledge on a variety of subjects into a concise format, making the books that I author a shortcut on the best knowledge available. This saves you from going through all the data looking for the kernel that makes the greatest difference in success, the SmartyPants Secret on a given topic. I also have a mind that is ever curious about so many topics. I have earned multiple expert designations (education certified English teacher, Real Estate Broker, Stock Broker series 7, series 6, series, Certified Financial Manager, Insurance producer certified, Coach University) and held high level positions in business - large corporate entities, privately held companies, non-profit organizations, and startups - and have volunteered extensively, holding executive positions at the local, district and national levels. So I've been around the block more than once, on more than one topic. Due to my research and experience, I have logged the perquisite time to carry the title of expert, giving myself an honorary PhD in the expertise area of communication, Personal human Development. I am passionate about sharing the knowledge that I have gained with you, in bite-size pieces. And when a certain topic is not in my field of expertise, I find an expert with deep expertise in the field who has the knowledge that I seek. I then ask numerous in-depth questions of the expert to get to the gist, to learn the SmartyPants Secret, to then pass the secret on, in a book on the subject. - DR Martin
