What's his name again? You know, the guy from the thing who was wearing the shirt...? Memory fails us all once in a while, but cheer up -- HowStuffWorks.com has the tips to keep you from blanking the next time you go to shake hands.
- Drink in Moderation: Though more research needs to be done, some studies have found that moderate drinkers do better on certain tests of memory and cognition than nondrinkers and heavy drinkers.
- Visualization and Association: A picture's worth a thousand words, as the saying goes, so turning a list of random words into images may help you remember the words better.
- Method of Loci: A memory device of associating things with a place or location. If you've ever said, "in the first place" or "in the second place" when rattling off a list, then you're using a modern derivative of the method of loci.
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