0_Apprentice
I can be quite forgetful on a regular basis ! I suppose age has something to do with that :)
1_Wizard
Forgetting or disremembering is the apparent loss or modification of information already encoded 
0_Apprentice
My brain must not encode right then.  I do have tricks to remember things though.
1_Wizard
It reacts  with  a spontaneous or gradual process in which old memories are unable to be recalled from memory storage.
0_Apprentice
 Forgetting also helps to reconcile the storage of new information with old knowledge.
1_Wizard
remembering, learning and retaining new information are a few of the most common complaints of older adults.
0_Apprentice
 Retention improves with increased rehearsal. This improvement occurs because rehearsal helps to transfer information into long-term memory – practice makes perfect. 
1_Wizard
Memory rehearsal is a term for the role of repetition,