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Make Your Memory Work Harder for You: Four Easy Tricks
Studies show that everything from doodling to running barefoot can have positive effects on your ability to recall important information.
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When you think about it, it’s pretty amazing that the same brain that stores our favorite moments, the names and faces of our loved ones, and what our favorite foods taste like is also somehow expected to make room for cocktail chatter, PowerPoint presentations, and whatever your boss’s dog’s name is. We ask a ridiculous amount of our memories, and having yours work for you can be the difference between closing a deal and stumbling through a job interview or sales call.
Thankfully, there’s no shortage of research on the topic of memory, and recent studies have shed light on some surprisingly simple ways for ramping up your recall.