in a nutshell

We can always increase our capacity through training .

It is never too late in life to start training.
The potential of the brain is practically unlimited .
The von Restorff effect means we can help our memory by:
- exaggerating what we wish to remember;
- using coloured pens for highlighting when we are reading or making notes of our own;
- making associations to the words we are learning;
- using jokes, imagery, striking examples, etc which will create unique pictures in the brain.
We learn more easily if we are having fun and appreciate what we are doing.
Motivation and a positive attitude are factors that strongly influence our ability.
If we make more days into pearls we will have more things to remember and will live a more fulfilling life.
New ideas are created in the clash between chaos and order in the brain. We need both these states in our lives in order to develop.
Effective cues will increase our memory capacity considerably.