I was reading an article on Dr. Gary North’s site about remembering. If you aren’t a follower of his works I highly recommend taking a look.  He can be found here. He looks at the world from the perspective of an Austrian economist and offers many great insights into the world in which we live.

Anyways, how to remember… it really is quite simple.  Anytime you want to remember something that you are reading or came across, take a moment to lecture to the wall.  Yes you read that correctly, lecture to the wall.  I’m going to give this a try everyday and let you know how it goes.  For starters the idea is that you only truly know something if you can explain it to others.  I completely agree with this.  So, imagine that you have an audience and try and explain what you just learned to them.  Once you are able to do so the odds are that you won’t forget it.  Oh and yes if you have to go back and read it again there is no harm in that and as you do this repeatedly it will become easier.

I wish I had been told this during college, but alas it isn’t too late to whip the cognitive functions around a bit.  Happy remembering!