The Quickie: How To Hack Your Memory

<p>We all know that the years start coming and they don’t stop coming, but we’re starting to have trouble remembering them. Our memories are an essential part of who we are and this week we learned there’s A LOT that can impact our ability to remember the good old days (or just that person’s name we met five minutes ago, tbh). </p><p>If you’ve been feeling some brain fog lately you’re not alone — surprisingly, there’s a lot that goes into maintaining our memory, especially when a global health crisis cuts off the stimulation our minds need to stay sharp. </p><p>But we’re diving into hacking our brainwaves and training our minds so that we can actually remember all the things we need to do today. May the odds be ever in our favour!</p><p>Join us as we chat about:</p><ul><li>The three pillars of memory maintenance</li><li>How to stimulate both sides of your brain</li><li>The impact of staying physically and mentally active</li><li>Why sleep rules everything</li><li>How managing stress and anxiety can strengthen memory (and why we blackout when stressed)</li><li>Quick memory hacks to help you stay sharp </li></ul><p>We hope this is an episode you won’t forget!</p><p>For show notes and more adulting tips, visit:</p><p><a href="http://teachmehowtoadult.ca/">teachmehowtoadult.ca</a></p><p><br />Sign up for our monthly adulting newsletter:</p><p><a href="https://www.teachmehowtoadult.ca/newsletter">teachmehowtoadult.ca/newsletter </a></p><p>Follow us on the ‘gram:</p><p>@<a href="http://instagram.com/teachmehowtoadultpodcast">teachmehowtoadultpodcas</a>t </p><p>Follow Gillian:</p><p>@<a href="https://www.instagram.com/yunggillianaire/">yunggillianaire/</a></p><p>Follow Cailyn:</p><p>@<a href="https://www.instagram.com/cailynmichaan/">cailynmichaan/</a></p>