Why Memory Matters?(记忆力为何如此重要?)

What is memory? The general consensus is that memory is a multitude of cognitive systems which allow us to store information for certain periods of time so that we can learn from our past experiences and predict the future.
什么是记忆?人们普遍的共识是，记忆是多种认知系统，允许我们把信息存储一段时间，进而可以汲取过去的经验，预测未来的发展。

Memory impacts every facet of our lives.The first step to remembering things better is to understand how your memory works.
记忆影响着我们生活的各个方面。更好地记忆事物的第一步，是理解你的记忆系统如何工作。

There are two basic kinds of memory retrospective and prospective.Whereas retrospective memory is about remembering what happened in the past, prospective memory is about reminding yourself to do something in the future.Without propective memory, you would not remember to go to work in the morning and you would forget to set your alarm clock in the evening.
有两类基本的记忆–回溯记忆和前瞻记忆。回溯记忆是要记起过去发生了什么，而前瞻记忆是提醒你在未来要做某件事情。要是没有前瞻记