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Memory expert, Scott Hagwood, author of the book, The Memory Power says most people don't realize that stress is a memory killer.

Because when we were under stress it's a physiological response that stress releases these deadly hormones inside your brain that actually unravel these connections, your memory connections inside your head. So, being able to handle that stress, being able to reduce the stress in your life is a great way to be able to enhance your memory as well.

How to get better at remembering names and faces is the most common question people ask Scott.

And the next question that I ask, lovingly, is "How often do you practice?" Because so many times people say, "I want to get better with names and faces." But they don't have themselves in environments where they are able to remember lots of new names and faces. Memories and our minds are really our best friends, and the more that we're in a situation where we're learning or growing our mind naturally gets attuned to that. The more we do something the better we become at doing that. And so it is with names and faces, if you want to get better to remember names and faces put yourself into an environment where you are learning names and faces on a regular basis.

At somethingyoushouldknow.net-I'm Mike Carruthers and that's Something You Should Know.