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You probably don't need any convincing as to how important memory
is - after all, you were bright enough to search for information
on how to improve your memory, and to sign up for this course.
Now, before we delve into the intricacies of memory and the science
of memorizing, let's perform a tiny experiment that truly shocked
me the first time I tried it.
Okay, do this:
Try and see if you can recall the incidents
of the same day as today, one week ago.
Stop reading this email, look away from the computer, and try recalling
what you did exactly one week ago. Do it now.
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How much could you remember?
Now try this. How about yesterday? How much can you remember from
yesterday?
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If you are like most people, you remember hardly anything from
last week, and only some occurences from yesterday.
What would your situation be like if you where to testify in court,
regarding the happenings of the previous day, or the day of the
week before?
Again, most people would be in a bad position
if this was to happen.
But relax.
It's not your fault.
You've never been trained on how to use your memory properly.
The reason for this failure to easily remember the events of yesterday
and last week, is to be found in the fact that you have made no
effort at the time to impress these happenings upon your subconscious
mentality. You allowed them to pass from your attention like the
proverbial water from the ducks back. You did not want to be bothered
with the recollection of trifles. So you made the mistake of failing
to store them away.
There is a vast difference between dwelling on the past, and storing
away past records for possible future reference. To allow the records
of each day to be destroyed is like tearing up the important business
papers in an office in order to avoid giving them a little space
in the files.
Now why on Earth would you want to do that?
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