IMPROVING MEMORY, KNOWING THAT YOU KNOW

You know how it is, and I don't need to recite the Ferlinghetti poem about forgetting -- I wish I had it, though, because it is so excellent. But preparing for the third life involves A KNOW THAT YOU KNOW approach. I place something important -- phone, keys -- in a place, and instead of just throwing them somewhere unconsciously, I make a mental note of it. Words like the following reinforce the knowing: I have put them here. I know that I have put them here.