The key to remembering things is to get involved in them actively. Passively learning something, such as listening in a lecture, is a sure way to forget it. Actively using information, generating and regenerating it, engages more areas of the brain than merely listening, and this is a sure way to remember it. Many older adults complain of not being able to remember the names of people they’re introduced to at parties. Generating the information, being active with it, simply means using the person’s name just as you hear it. “Nice to meet you, Tom.” “Have you read any good books lately, Tom?”
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