Memory, they say, is a matter of practice and exercise.
Memory
,
they
say
,
is
a
matter
of
practice
and
exercise
.
If you have the wish and really make a conscious effort, then you can quite easily improve your ability to remember things.
If
you
have
the
wish
and
really
make
a
conscious
effort
,
then
you
can
quite
easily
improve
your
ability
to
remember
things
.
But even if you are successful, there are times when your memory seems to play tricks on you.
But
even
if
you
are
successful
,
there
are
times
when
your
memory
seems
to
play
tricks
on
you
.
Sometimes you remember things that really did not happen.
Sometimes
you
remember
things
that
really
did
not
happen
.
One morning last week, for example, I got up and found that I had left the front door unlocked all night, yet I clearly remembered locking it carefully the night before.
One
morning
last
week
,
for
example
,
I
got
up
and
found
that
I
had
left
the
front
door
unlocked
all
night
,
yet
I
clearly
remembered
locking
it
carefully
the
night
before
.
Memory "tricks" work the other way as well.
Memory
``
tricks
''
work
the
other
way
as
well
.
Once in a while you remember not doing something and then find out that you did.
Once
in
a
while
you
remember
not
doing
something
and
then
find
out
that
you
did
.
One day last month, for example, I was sitting in a barbershop waiting for my turn to get a haircut, and suddenly I realized that I had got a haircut two days before at the barbershop across the street from my office.
One
day
last
month
,
for
example
,
I
was
sitting
in
a
barbershop
waiting
for
my
turn
to
get
a
haircut
,
and
suddenly
I
realized
that
I
had
got
a
haircut
two
days
before
at
the
barbershop
across
the
street
from
my
office
.
We always seem to find something funny and interesting in incidents caused by people's forgetfulness or absent-mindedness.
We
always
seem
to
find
something
funny
and
interesting
in
incidents
caused
by
people
's
forgetfulness
or
absent-mindedness
.
Stories about absent-minded professors have been told for years.
Stories
about
absent-minded
professors
have
been
told
for
years
.
Unfortunately, however, absent-mindedness is not always funny.
Unfortunately
,
however
,
absent-mindedness
is
not
always
funny
.
There are times when "tricks" of our memory can cause us great trouble.
There
are
times
when
``
tricks
''
of
our
memory
can
cause
us
great
trouble
.
Memory, they say, is a matter of practice and exercise. If you have the wish and really make a conscious effort, then you can quite easily improve your ability to remember things. But even if you are successful, there are times when your memory seems to play tricks on you.  Sometimes you remember things that really did not happen. One morning last week, for example, I got up and found that I had left the front door unlocked all night, yet I clearly remembered locking it carefully the night before.  Memory "tricks" work the other way as well. Once in a while you remember not doing something and then find out that you did. One day last month, for example, I was sitting in a barbershop waiting for my turn to get a haircut, and suddenly I realized that I had got a haircut two days before at the barbershop across the street from my office.  We always seem to find something funny and interesting in incidents caused by people's forgetfulness or absent-mindedness. Stories about absent-minded professors have been told for years. Unfortunately, however, absent-mindedness is not always funny. There are times when "tricks" of our memory can cause us great trouble.