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x• Preface

Or, you may be apprehensive of your ability to adapt to
new situations. Are you concerned that rusty brain cells
may prevent you from successfully
• Moving to a new home or city?

• Joining a special-interest group to meet new friends?
• Earning a degree or enrolling in a continuing-educa-
tion course?
• Applying for a new job?
• Managing your business and/or life?
Well, if you answered “yes” to any of these questions or
have similar worries in your life, it’s not hopeless. This book is
just what you need. It explains why these “senior moments”
occur and how you can take charge of your mental agility. You
just need to exercise those brain cells to become more mentally
alert and agile. Athletes train and maintain their bodies
in peak operating condition. You need to train and maintain
your brain. Keep in mind—pardon the pun—that this text is
not just a book to improve your memory. It is designed to give
you pertinent information regarding the quality of your life.
You’ll find information such as
• Why certain aspects of your thinking processes are
more finely tuned than others
• What the latest learning theory is, explained in layper-
son’s terms, based on recent brain research
• How diet affects your memory and capacity to think

• How physical exercise relates to mental exercise
• Why research regarding the effects of aging is, in many
cases, seemingly contradictory
• How the suggested strategies, games, and activities can
increase your thinking and memory capacity
• Exactly how to regain and maintain your mental agility

We’ll guide you through the learning-style preferences
and the mental-processing modes that will promote the