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Practical Memory: A Simple Guide to Help You Remember More & Forget Less in Your Everyday Life
Simple, Practical, “Common Sense” Tips to Remember More & Forget Less
You are here because your memory is not as good as you would like. Why might this be?
Well, the internet has all the facts we need at our fingertips. Then cameras store our pictures, and smartphones contain the phone numbers of everyone we know. With so much information being recorded for us, the brain has little that it actually needs to remember. This may be good for productivity, but is bad for our memories.
The problem is when we apply our memories less and less, our ability to remember can also get worse and worse….
The solution here is simple. We must practice and exercise our memories. Thankfully, in Practical Memory you will discover simple systems and exercises anyone can use to improve their memory.
This way, you can see progress immediately, without needing to spend precious time learning difficult techniques (as with many other memory books).
Internationally bestselling author I. C. Robledo has examined “ordinary” people with powerful memories. Studying such people is useful because they tend to use simple, practical “common sense” systems that we could all benefit from. Now, those tips are all compiled here into one convenient resource.
Inside, you will discover:
How to recall even the most difficult memories (e.g., on the tip of your tongue) Why intending or planning to remember is a key step to building memories How to stop forgetting your purse/wallet, phone, camera, etc. Why too much routine can be bad for your ability to remember How to remember where you parked the car Special tips for how to remember new locations when traveling (and stop getting lost) Start building a more powerful memory today with Practical Memory.
Pick up your copy today by scrolling to the top of the page and clicking BUY NOW.
You are here because your memory is not as good as you would like. Why might this be?
Well, the internet has all the facts we need at our fingertips. Then cameras store our pictures, and smartphones contain the phone numbers of everyone we know. With so much information being recorded for us, the brain has little that it actually needs to remember. This may be good for productivity, but is bad for our memories.
The problem is when we apply our memories less and less, our ability to remember can also get worse and worse….
The solution here is simple. We must practice and exercise our memories. Thankfully, in Practical Memory you will discover simple systems and exercises anyone can use to improve their memory.
This way, you can see progress immediately, without needing to spend precious time learning difficult techniques (as with many other memory books).
Internationally bestselling author I. C. Robledo has examined “ordinary” people with powerful memories. Studying such people is useful because they tend to use simple, practical “common sense” systems that we could all benefit from. Now, those tips are all compiled here into one convenient resource.
Inside, you will discover:
How to recall even the most difficult memories (e.g., on the tip of your tongue) Why intending or planning to remember is a key step to building memories How to stop forgetting your purse/wallet, phone, camera, etc. Why too much routine can be bad for your ability to remember How to remember where you parked the car Special tips for how to remember new locations when traveling (and stop getting lost) Start building a more powerful memory today with Practical Memory.
Pick up your copy today by scrolling to the top of the page and clicking BUY NOW.
156 pages, Kindle Edition
First published May 1, 2017
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About the author
I.C. Robledo
21 books89 followersIssac (IC) Robledo’s superpower is he can relate to anyone... including you. His mission is to help you live in higher states of consciousness, so his books focus on love, truth, and prosperity.
He’s an internationally best-selling author, editor, and publishing professional. His 15+ books on self-improvement and spirituality have sold over 250,000 copies, earning over 10,000 reviews.
His B.A. in psych from Purdue and his M.S. in org-psych from University of Oklahoma are badges of honor, but what matters for you is that he’s absorbed many disciplines, synthesizing knowledge from gurus, libraries, meditations, various philosophies and teachings worldwide, both common sense and esoteric.
That’s one reason he believes in you and your potential, regardless of your past. Another is that he’s overcome searing mental health struggles like depression and social anxiety. He’s been in the dark and found his way to the Light, and he’ll help you do the same.
Contact: issac.robledo@gmail.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/icrobledo
He’s an internationally best-selling author, editor, and publishing professional. His 15+ books on self-improvement and spirituality have sold over 250,000 copies, earning over 10,000 reviews.
His B.A. in psych from Purdue and his M.S. in org-psych from University of Oklahoma are badges of honor, but what matters for you is that he’s absorbed many disciplines, synthesizing knowledge from gurus, libraries, meditations, various philosophies and teachings worldwide, both common sense and esoteric.
That’s one reason he believes in you and your potential, regardless of your past. Another is that he’s overcome searing mental health struggles like depression and social anxiety. He’s been in the dark and found his way to the Light, and he’ll help you do the same.
Contact: issac.robledo@gmail.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/icrobledo
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February 3, 2022
Although it’s not a scientific book, it has a lot of helpful tips for everyday living. If you’ve struggled with your memory for a while then you’ve probably integrated many if not all of these tips into your life already. I’d recommend this book mainly to someone who is just starting to deal with memory issues/loss. With that being said, even if one or two tips helps you, it could greatly improve daily life for you. The trick now is to remember to utilize these tips :p.
June 20, 2017
As the title says, this little book is both practical and simple. Much of what we think we forgot we have, in fact, never really remembered. The author gives useful tips on how to learn a name, a parking spot, the location of your keys, or whatever you have trouble remembering and imprint it in your brain. Often, we think we have a problem with our memory, but the underlying issue is stress, lack of sleep, poor eating habits, or other issues that we need to resolve before we can improve our memory. The book also includes suggestions for recalling past memories and for avoiding getting lost when you travel.
This book isn't designed to make you a memory wizard; it's designed to help with practical issues most of us face regularly: losing your keys, forgetting what you went into a room to do, not remembering names. It does just what it was designed to do.
This book isn't designed to make you a memory wizard; it's designed to help with practical issues most of us face regularly: losing your keys, forgetting what you went into a room to do, not remembering names. It does just what it was designed to do.
January 19, 2022
I'm being generous with a four star rating because the book offers what it claims to do, which is to give practical memory tips. Most of the tips are probably already used by most people if they have been around long enough to devise little tips and tricks on their own to help their memory for life's little memory annoyances. There are still some useful tips or reminders for everyone, even if they seem so basic when described. One is to not try to remember so much. We are exposed to so much information and most of it is not useful to us, so focus on remembering the important details, large and small, that help us in our lives, even if that means not relying on electronic devices in some instances.
The discussion about multitasking and its faults was interesting. No matter how good we might think our memory is we get lazy in our habits so this offers a straight forward refresher that can be helpful even if there are just a few memory aids you take away from this. The narrator does have a pleasant speaking voice, although I think the flow of the short chapters would be better with a slight pause between them.
The discussion about multitasking and its faults was interesting. No matter how good we might think our memory is we get lazy in our habits so this offers a straight forward refresher that can be helpful even if there are just a few memory aids you take away from this. The narrator does have a pleasant speaking voice, although I think the flow of the short chapters would be better with a slight pause between them.
October 1, 2017
I've read a few books on Memory and many of them I struggled to finish, mainly as the ones I read had more theory than something practical that I could use right away.
This book is quite a contrast, it is coming from the pure practical side and playing down the theory as much as possible, presumably as readers such as myself tend to just put the book down otherwise.
I've found it practical for sure and containing a lot of simple and easy to use tips to get you going to improving your memory.
I have to admit some gets far too basic, but then again the point of the book is to appeal to a wide mass of readers and presumably ideally those who feel they are forgetful.
For its genre, a pretty good read.
Disclosure: I was offered a free copy of this book by the author in return for an honest review.
This book is quite a contrast, it is coming from the pure practical side and playing down the theory as much as possible, presumably as readers such as myself tend to just put the book down otherwise.
I've found it practical for sure and containing a lot of simple and easy to use tips to get you going to improving your memory.
I have to admit some gets far too basic, but then again the point of the book is to appeal to a wide mass of readers and presumably ideally those who feel they are forgetful.
For its genre, a pretty good read.
Disclosure: I was offered a free copy of this book by the author in return for an honest review.
January 7, 2022
It's a short, focussed book aiming at practical advice, and I've found it to be useful. I appreciate that, and I prefer this approach as opposed to a more pretentious pop-science style with pseudo explanations referencing "studies" that often prove to be far from scientifically conclusive if you actually go and look at the referenced material (way too many books are like that; this one is not).
A lot of what is in here is "common sense", but no less useful for being reminded of it or for re-contextualising things. Some of it offered ideas new to me too, and a good many pages have seen sections underlined in pen so I can skim to important nuggets later.
A lot of what is in here is "common sense", but no less useful for being reminded of it or for re-contextualising things. Some of it offered ideas new to me too, and a good many pages have seen sections underlined in pen so I can skim to important nuggets later.
June 5, 2017
This book is just what I need. Very practical tools to remember things in our daily activities. I am experiencing great results and I am very glad I found this book. Of course I will review it often to continue IMPROVING my MEMORY.
May 1, 2021
Practical memory tips. Some are very obvious, but he does forewarn about this so I didn't knock stars off. This book wasn't exactly what I expected, but it was useful in providing tips to increase memory over time.
September 8, 2025
Good, solid info. I just already do a lot of it. My take aways: you have to be present and paying attention, if you expect to have a memory about it; practice recalling your memories (i.e. review your day; recall your dreams).
July 15, 2018
Nice book
Concise and easy to read book about helping with memory. A good appetite whetter to read more research books. Very well done.
Concise and easy to read book about helping with memory. A good appetite whetter to read more research books. Very well done.
November 12, 2020
I mean... it was interesting to learn different tricks to help with memory, but it wasn't mind blowing
February 22, 2021
I listened to this book, had some good ideas on memory. It was boring to listen to!
August 2, 2022
A book worth reading over and over again to gather up the tips and make them part of your thinking.
February 21, 2023
This is a good book with valuable information for readers to improve their memory. I also liked the narrator.
April 10, 2023
Lots of helpful tips. Although many of these strategies seem like common sense, I probably still wouldn't have thought of them.
June 12, 2021
Haven’t read it; just started.
February 14, 2021
Some very helpful ideas. Short chapters and book. Markham Anderson enunciates well and has a pleasant voice.
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