What is ancient memory?

1. Create mnemonic devices. Jennings relied heavily on this strategy while preparing for Jeopardy!, more than a decade ago.
2. Shift your attitude. “I always say it's less a technique than an attitude,” Jennings says.
3. Take a timeout from technology.
4. Ramp up your curiosity.
5. Take good notes.
6. Give it the side eye.

• Memory Palaces. The Memory Palace is the most powerful mnemonic device ever formulated.
• Spaced Repetition.
• Use Chunking to Remember.
• Expression Mnemonics or Acronyms.
• Remembering Numbers with The Major System.
• Using the NAME Acronym to Remember Things.

• Focus Your Attention.
• Avoid Cramming.
• Structure and Organize.
• Utilize Mnemonic Devices.
• Elaborate and Rehearse.
• Visualize Concepts.
• Relate New Information to Things You Already Know.
• Read Out Loud.

• Bob Petrella. A Los Angeles based producer for the Tennis Channel, Bob Petrella may remember every number in his cell phone, but it's his ability to recall sporting events that's most remarkable.
• Jill Price.
• Brad Williams.
• Rick Baron.

1. Have fun with a jigsaw puzzle.
2. Try your hand at cards.
3. Build your vocabulary.
4. Dance your heart out.
5. Use all your senses.
6. Learn a new skill.
7. Teach a new skill to someone else.
8. Listen to or play music.

1. Eat Less Added Sugar. Eating too much added sugar has been linked to many health issues and chronic diseases, including cognitive decline.
2. Try a Fish Oil Supplement.
3. Make Time for Meditation.
4. Maintain a Healthy Weight.
5. Get Enough Sleep.
6. Practice Mindfulness.
7. Drink Less Alcohol.
8. Train Your Brain.

1. Train for an eidetic memory test. Shutterstock.
2. Store up on omega-3s. Shutterstock.
3. Slow down—and repeat, repeat, repeat.
4. Pound the pavement.
5. Don't skip your morning coffee.
6. Keep your calendar packed.
7. Get your choline fix.
8. Get tipsy.

Mnemonics Help You Remember More

1. Try Common Mnemonics. The most common mnemonics help you quickly remember words or phrases.
2. Create a Memory Palace.
3. Remember More with Chunking.

1. Chew gum.
2. Control your focus.
3. Download study apps.
4. Eat.
5. Search online.
6. Jazz up your notes.
7. Memory aids.
8. Mnemonic Devices.

1. Spaced repetition. Review material over and over again over incremental time intervals;
2. Active reiteration. To really embed the facts you are reading into your mind, teach them to someone else.
3. Directed note-taking.
4. Reading on paper.
5. Sleep and exercise.
6. Use the Italian tomato clock.

1. Schedule a 15-minute cumulative review each day.
2. Schedule it at the same time to help the habit stick.
3. During your cumulative review, look at your notes from all of the previous material.
4. Taking effective notes is the key to doing this review quickly, and remember to always refine your notes.