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Memory Medic

How to improve everyday memory.

Narcissism
Our Narcissistic Culture

William R. Klemm Ph.D. on May 26, 2021

What the world needs is less self-centeredness and more personal emphasis on gratitude, work ethic, accomplishment, moral standards, character, and helpfulness toward others.

What the world needs is less self-centeredness and more personal emphasis on gratitude, work ethic, accomplishment, moral standards, character, and helpfulness toward others.

Education
The Literacy Myth

William R. Klemm Ph.D. on April 13, 2021

Literacy alone is not the answer. We already have too many under-educated college graduates, as has been amply documented in numerous surveys.

Literacy alone is not the answer. We already have too many under-educated college graduates, as has been amply documented in numerous surveys.

Aging
Retirement Villages May Make Aging More Enjoyable

William R. Klemm Ph.D. on April 10, 2021

Retirement villages have been around for years, but their popularity may be growing. This is an alternative lifestyle that many elderly find attractive.

Retirement villages have been around for years, but their popularity may be growing. This is an alternative lifestyle that many elderly find attractive.

Religion
On the Meaning of "Immaterial"

William R. Klemm Ph.D. on March 30, 2021

To claim that something is immaterial implies it does not exist. But we know from personal experience that consciousness surely exists, and souls may also exist.

To claim that something is immaterial implies it does not exist. But we know from personal experience that consciousness surely exists, and souls may also exist.

Education
The More You Know, the More You Can Know

William R. Klemm Ph.D. on March 14, 2021

Prior experience builds models of our environment and preferentially enables us to interpret new experiences in a manner consistent with these models.

Prior experience builds models of our environment and preferentially enables us to interpret new experiences in a manner consistent with these models.

Self-Control
How to Have More Mind Control

William R. Klemm Ph.D. on February 13, 2021

Part 1: Everyone has some degree of self-control that affects their beliefs, desires, thoughts, goals, plans, and feelings.

Part 1: Everyone has some degree of self-control that affects their beliefs, desires, thoughts, goals, plans, and feelings.

Education
Lesson 13: Especially Difficult Learning Tasks

William R. Klemm Ph.D. on February 8, 2021

Some memorization tasks are especially difficult. The solution is to use task-specific strategies and special mnemonic techniques, as described here.

Some memorization tasks are especially difficult. The solution is to use task-specific strategies and special mnemonic techniques, as described here.

Sleep
Memorize While You Sleep

William R. Klemm Ph.D. on January 23, 2021

People think that the purpose of sleep is to rest the brain. But there is clear evidence that the brain is still busily at work during sleep, even when the brain is not dreaming.

People think that the purpose of sleep is to rest the brain. But there is clear evidence that the brain is still busily at work during sleep, even when the brain is not dreaming.

Memory
Lifestyle Matters: Exercise

William R. Klemm Ph.D. on December 29, 2020

Animal research reveals that exercise increases learning and memory capability. Similar benefit of exercise occurs in humans too.

Animal research reveals that exercise increases learning and memory capability. Similar benefit of exercise occurs in humans too.

Stress
Lifestyle Matters: Effects of Stress

William R. Klemm Ph.D. on December 17, 2020

Lesson 14a: Scientists have long known that chronic stress is bad for your brain. It seems an especially vulnerable time is adolescence.

Lesson 14a: Scientists have long known that chronic stress is bad for your brain. It seems an especially vulnerable time is adolescence.

Education
Especially Difficult Learning Tasks

William R. Klemm Ph.D. on November 17, 2020

Lesson 13A: Language involves learning word meanings and various grammar peculiarities that may be difficult to remember. There are some shortcuts.

Lesson 13A: Language involves learning word meanings and various grammar peculiarities that may be difficult to remember. There are some shortcuts.

Attention
Deliberate Practice

William R. Klemm Ph.D. on October 23, 2020

Lesson 12: How I grew from a D student in fourth grade to an A student in seventh grade—and how you can use the lessons I learned to improve your skills today.

Lesson 12: How I grew from a D student in fourth grade to an A student in seventh grade—and how you can use the lessons I learned to improve your skills today.

Example: Working with right triangles.
Education
Learning and Memorizing Math Concepts

William R. Klemm Ph.D. on October 8, 2020

Lesson 11: With these few examples, you can see the usefulness of learning math by combining some memorization with reasoning.

Lesson 11: With these few examples, you can see the usefulness of learning math by combining some memorization with reasoning.