Where Did I Put My Keys?: Six Essential Skills for a Stellar Memory

by Laura Stack

Would you like to remember things more easily? Would you like to stop waking up in the middle of the night, suddenly thinking of something? Would you like to relieve your brain of the strain of tracking reminders? Now you can! Bestselling author Laura Stack, The Productivity Pro®, presents her six incredible keys to improving your memory:

1. Stop being so absent-minded, learn retention techniques, and create reminder systems.
2. Make memory, daily, and category lists to record everything you need to do.
3. Read quickly and maintain concentration on the words.
4. Recognize signs of brain overload and guard your attention.
5. Challenge yourself to learn something new and stimulate your brain.
6. Do puzzles to sharpen your mind and increase mental activity.

You’ll find out how to feel more confident that things are not falling through the cracks. You’ll be able to feel more at ease. And you’ll hear myriad tips and tricks for sharpening your memory.

19 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 9, 2012

About the author

Laura Stack, MBA, CSP, CPAE, is best known by her moniker “The Productivity Pro®.” Stack is an award-winning keynote speaker, bestselling author, and noted authority on sales, leadership, and team productivity. She is the President & CEO of The Productivity Pro, Inc., a boutique consulting firm helping leaders increase workplace performance in high-stress environments.

For over 30 years, Laura Stack’s keynote speeches and seminars have helped associations and Fortune 1000 corporations improve output, increase speed in execution, and save time in the office. She is a high-energy, high-content speaker, who educates, entertains, and motivates professionals to deliver bottom-line results. Stack is a member of the prestigious CPAE Speaker Hall of Fame, which has fewer than 200 members worldwide). She has earned the Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) designation from the National Speakers Association, of which she was its president in 2011-2012.

Laura Stack is the bestselling author of nine books published by Random House, Wiley, and Berrett-Koehler, including her newest, The Dangerous Truth About Today’s Marijuana: Johnny Stack’s Life and Death Story (Freiling, July 2021). Her books have been published in more than 20 foreign editions, and she is a featured columnist for the American Business Journal, LinkedIn, Time Management, and Productive magazines. Stack has produced more than 50 online productivity training programs.

Laura Stack has been featured nationally on the CBS Early Show, CNN, NPR, Bloomberg, the New York Times, USA Today, the Wall Street Journal, Entrepreneur, and Forbes magazine. Stack has been a spokesperson for Fellowes, Microsoft, 3M, Skillsoft, Office Depot, Day-Timer, and Xerox. Her client list includes top Fortune 500 companies, including Starbucks, Wal-Mart, Aramark, Bank of America, GM, Wells Fargo, and Time Warner, plus government agencies such as the Internal Revenue Service, the United States Air Force Academy, the Census Bureau, the U.S. Senate, and the Department of Defense.

Reviews

[Candy Soulistic]

Very quick read.
Lots of ideas -

[Gwyneth · Rating 2 out of 5]

there were some helpful tips in this but the majority of it was common sense