Take Timeout for a Nap
Sleep has proven to be one of the most important elements in having a good memory. . . . Even a short nap can improve your memory recall. . . . Research indicates that when memory is first recorded in the brain–in the hippocampus, to be specific–it’s still “fragile” and easily forgotten, especially if the brain is asked to memorize more things. Napping, it seems, pushes memories to the neocortex, the brain’s “more permanent storage,” preventing them from being “overwritten.”