the best ever advice that i read from Patrick Dunleavy, was to keep a "paper memory notebook"

where i could jot down, ideas, problems etc. this is beacuse the human mind can only retain 7 (plus or minus two) ideas at the forefront of the brain. (p35 : authoring a phd by Patrick Dunleavy).

psychologically we counteract this fear of forgetting by recycling the information. thus to circumvent this problem, its a good idea to write it down, then you're psychologically secure that the idea or problem is written down and you can then move on to think of new ideas ..

i found a free download version of the book. you can download it to pdf

the art of public speaking by dale carnegie

http://manybooks.net/titles/carnegieda16311631716317-8.html

ooops wrong thread lol