If you’re wondering what specific causes of forgetting are holding you back from acing exams or getting (and keeping) a great job, you’re in the right place. As a graduate student, and later as a professor, I worked hard on eliminating various issues that harmed my memory. I’m talking about everything from improving my diet to dealing with childhoo…

Worried about artificial intelligence and how it possibly threatens human memory? Not Andrew Mayne. And he’s got me convinced. That’s why I’m thrilled to share with you this exclusive deep dive into the ancient world of the Memory Palace technique, but… With a twist – this time we’re discussing the ancient art of memory through the lens of AI. In t…

I was skeptical of mind maps until Tony Buzan personally taught me how to use the technique in ways that unpack the true benefits of mind mapping. In case you don’t know Buzan, he wrote many bestselling books on the topic. But I still wound up ignoring his advice about this “mental Swiss Army Knife,” because I wrongly assumed there was no way mind …

Ever come across memory courses or even schools that promise an instant memory boost? Not so fast! Before you sign up to any of them, please read this entire page. Quite frankly, you’ll be losing money if you go after (tempting) memory tricks like how to develop a “photographic” memory. Unfortunately, even in our modern era, some people still make …

If you want to know how to remember concepts, you basically need memory techniques that can handle this kind of information. The good news is that I’m going to teach you everything I know about these techniques on this page. Especially the Memory Palace technique, which you can use specifically for deeply absorbing multiple concepts. How do I know?…

Memory training techniques involve more than just training. In fact, the use of mnemonics is an ancient art, craft and science practiced around the world. And it’s not new. People have been training their memory for thousands of years. The best part? They’ve left many wonderful tips we can use to learn, memorize and recall more information in ways …

Do you really need to take vitamins for memory improvement? For many people around the world, the answer is tragic. Not only do they dump hundreds, if not thousands of dollars per year on the hope that pills in a pretty package will lead to a boost in memory is a common habit… Sometimes they take vitamins that cause harmful interactions. This happe…

The story method is a cool mnemonic technique that helps you rapidly remember just about anything. And here’s the very good news: Because I know a lot about this specific approach to mnemonic linking, the specifics of the story method for learning faster are detailed for you on this page. I’ve used it successfully for target learning projects like …