Improve your Memory

Conclusion

Many people talk flippantly about having a ‘good’ or, more often, a ‘bad’ memory – as if it’s a single thing, something very straightforward, a possession that you might be lucky enough to have – or not. But when you start thinking about memory, examining your own experiences, reading the research and experimenting with some new ideas, you realise that memory is anything but clear cut. It can’t be as simple as saying yours is ‘good’ or ‘bad’ because it involves a variety of systems, a complex set of skills, a range of changing experiences. It’s anything but straightforward – which means it can be confusing and frustrating, and we might be keen to dismiss it as something out of our control; but, really, this is the best news of ...