> My brain isn't as elastic as a younger programmer's. The book Memory Craft by Lynne Kelly proposes that cultures that value and practice mnemonics, like stor

> My brain isn't as elastic as a younger programmer's. The book Memory Craft by Lynne Kelly proposes that cultures that value and practice mnemonics, like storytelling, has less incidence of this and even often lack the idea that growing old means becoming duller. I've found that my memory is actually very lazy and practicing mnemonics has taken a lot of work, but I've also seen noticeable differences in my trained memory and recall in other areas of life.