Review: TMI, but valuable TMI
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 22, 2011
As a baby boomer I am becoming VERY interested in memory issues.  And always looking for a quick fix, like work crossword puzzles and your brain will remain young.  Reading this book has changed my attitude.  Lots and lots of information about memory in this book. No easy answers but lots of exercises and good advice, given in a gentle, supportive voice and in layman's terms.  I was blown away with the thoroughness and scope of this one-the author has covered all of the memory issues I can think of, and has apparent knowledge of the latest science.  Good topics, like why we can't recall tip of the tongue stuff (as with all the other topics he has advice for how to get around that) or why we wouldn't necessarily want to have photographic memory.No easy answers, durn it. He suggests a lot of mental exercises that sound hard for us lazy folks.  Can't remember most of it (grin), and too much to absorb in one reading, so this is one I will keep on my Kindle and refer back to time and time again.I think young readers will also appreciate some of the "brilliant" advice because it covers things like how to remember speeches and presentations and how to pass exams.  As the author says, memory can improve the quality of your life.  Carrying information in your head, as opposed to on all those external devices will, (and I'm quoting the book) enrich your intelligence, career and social interactions.If nothing else, I will hang on to the author's advice that believing you have a bad memory becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. This is the tone, and a fundamental message of, the book.  Very cool.