If you are trying to negotiate lower rent or other perks be flexible while remembering your priorities.

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Remembering your friends, reaching out to the wider extended family and gift giving, not to simply supply the latest gewgaw but to recall shared experiences and cement those relationships?

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That means carefully removing all metal and stowing it in your carry-on luggage ahead of time, remembering to remove your laptop from your bag, (iPads are OK) and wearing shoes that can be easily slipped on and off.

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There are few greater thrills, especially in your dotage, than spotting a bird you've never seen before, the effort you put into remembering its plumage and behavior, and then consulting your birding guide and being able positively to identify it.

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This is because the memory network in your brain that is responsible for remembering is disrupted by the interrupting task and has to be reactivated.

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To overcome these barriers, there are three critical keys which unlock your potential and prepare you for successfully remembering names.

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And your families did their job -- supporting you and loving you and remembering you and being there for you.

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Rather than ignoring the affair, be willing to share your pain, listen to each other and provide comfort when one partner is remembering the betrayal -- all can help lessen the pain while re-creating the original bond that joined the two of you together.

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But whether it was on a hill-top, near a temple, with family, or -- as usual -- stuck in your office cubicle, there's definitely one part of it that is worth remembering.

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