If you do not use arms or for some time, they become weak, when you start them again, then slowly become strong again. Yet there are many people who do not seem to know, that memory works in the same way. When someone says that he has a good memory, he really means that he keeps his memory in practice by exercising it regularly, either consciously or unconsciously. When someone else says that his memory is poor, he really means that he does not give it enough opportunity to become strong. The position is exactly the same as that two people, one of whom exercises his arms and legs by playing tennis, while the other sits in a chair or motor-car all day. Have you ever noticed that people who cannot read or write usually have better memories that those who can? Of course, because those who cannot read or write have to remember things: they cannot write them down in a little notebook. They have to remember dates, times and prices, names, songs and stories, so their memory is the whole time being exercised.So if you want a good memory learn from those who cannot read, practice remembering.