When you consider tools you can acquire to improve your career, the ability to process and retain information should be one of your priorities. Remembering details such as names can be critical in business, along with remembering important information about processes, products, markets etc. as you perform various jobs and tasks.

But many of us struggle with this, particularly the simpler stuff such as names. We’re overloaded with information in the modern world, and we make things even harder on ourselves with constant distractions with our phones and countless media sources.

If you’d like to understand how to improve your memory, consider listening to this podcast where Jordan Harbinger interviews memory expert Jason Kwik. This podcast offers some great background on the importance of memory and the concept that all of us have the capacity to dramatically improve our memory. You’ll learn the importance of paying attention along with tactics to help you with that process.

As Jim Quik stresses, knowledge is power, but learning is a super power. If you’re devoted to lifelong learning, your chances for career success with grow exponentially. Also, if you learn techniques to better process and retain information, that process of lifelong learning will become even more effective.