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Our lives are not the days that have passed, but the days we will remember for ever.

Use stories to stay ahead of the forgetting curve. Share stories. Do you remember the time we

It might also be the reason why life seems to speed up as we get older. When we're in our teens, there are a lot of firsts, while firsts at fifty are rarer.

Semantic memory is the ability to remember that the capital of France is Paris. Episodic memory is your ability to remember your trip to Paris.

Invest attention. Treat your happy moments like you would your date. Pay attention to them!

Use the emotional highlighter pen. Get the blood flowing.

People were remembering experiences that were novel, meaningful, emotional and engaged the senses.

Harness the power of firsts. Seek out novel experiences and make days extraordinary.

Make it multisensory. Go beyond sight. Memories can also have sounds, scents, touch and tastes.

To paraphrase one of the greatest philosophers of the twentieth century, Winnie-the-Pooh: you don't know you are making memories, you just know you are having fun.

Novelty ensures durability when it comes to memory.

Episodic memory covers the personal, unique and concrete experiences we can retrieve from our own past. Semantic memory is timeless knowledge that we share with the world about the world.