I am a sucker for these old self-help pamphlets circa 1940-50 with all of their “go get ‘em”s and roll up your shirt sleeve-i-ness. You can improve your memory by deciding that you WILL remember things! Same for improving your reading speed by timing yourself while really focusing hard. Loved the ridiculous graphics of students in academic robes with Coke bottle glasses scratching their domed heads while studying sooooo haaaard the right way v. the wrong way á la Goofus and Gallant.