Free Nothing to install

A free 7-day memory self-check, done on paper.

One 5-minute exercise a day, sent to your inbox. You do it with a pen, write down your own score, and keep the sheet. That's the whole program.

  • 7 daily emails
  • One printable score sheet
  • No app, no account
  • Free, start to finish

Send me the 7 days

Day 1 arrives right away. One email a day after that.

No cost, no card, no phone number.

Day 1 is on its way

Check your inbox in the next couple of minutes. If it isn't there, look in Promotions or Spam and drag it across so the rest of the week lands properly.

Day 3 of 7
Word list recall
5 min

Read the 15 words in the email once, slowly. Close it. Wait two minutes. Then write down every word you can bring back — in any order.

Words written __ / 15
Your week
Day 3 · Word list recall Inbox — today, 7:00
Day 7 Repeat day 1 · read the guide

What you get

Seven exercises, one sheet, and a plain-English guide.

Everything arrives by email. There is nothing to download, nothing to sign into, and nothing to buy at the end of it.

1

7 daily exercises

A word list, a short shopping list, a name-and-face pairing, a number span, a "where did I put it" recall, a short story retell, and a repeat of day 1.

2

One printable sheet

A single page with a row per day and a box for the number you got. Print it or copy the layout onto any paper you have.

3

A guide to your own numbers

A short written guide on day 7 explaining what a score does and does not tell you, and why comparing yourself to other people isn't useful.

4

No app, no account

No install, no password, no tracking of what you wrote. Your answers stay on your paper — we never see them.

How it works

Five minutes a day, for a week.

The whole point is that it's small enough to actually finish. Most people do it with morning coffee.

STEP 01

Leave your email

Day 1 arrives within a couple of minutes, with the score sheet attached as a printable page.

STEP 02

Do that day's exercise

Read the instructions, set the timer, and write your answers on paper. Then write the one number on your sheet.

STEP 03

Look at the week

On day 7 you repeat day 1's exercise and read the guide. You end the week with seven numbers in your own handwriting.

Read this first

What this program is not.

We'd rather be clear about this on the front page than have you find out on day 4.

  • It is not a medical test. It was not designed, validated or reviewed as a clinical instrument, and it is not administered by a health professional.
  • It is not a diagnosis and it is not a screening tool. Nothing you write on the sheet can identify, rule out, predict or measure the risk of any medical condition.
  • The score is not a grade. It's a count of what you wrote down on one particular morning. Sleep, stress, noise, caffeine and simple boredom all move that number.
  • There is no "normal" to compare against. We do not publish thresholds, averages, percentiles or age bands, because a number from a home exercise cannot be read that way.
  • It is not treatment, and it does not claim to change anything. We make no promise that doing these exercises improves your memory, your work, your studies or anything else in daily life.

If you are worried about your memory, or someone close to you is, the useful next step is a conversation with a doctor — not a worksheet. This program is a way to pay attention on purpose for a week, and nothing more. See our full Disclaimer.

Who it's for

Made for people who like doing things on paper.

A good fit if you

  • Want a small, finite routine you can actually finish in a week
  • Prefer pen and paper to another app on your phone
  • Like the idea of keeping a written record you own
  • Are fine with five minutes a day and nothing more

Not a good fit if you

  • Are looking for a medical or clinical assessment
  • Want a result that tells you whether something is wrong
  • Want an app with levels, streaks and leaderboards
  • Are hoping for a guaranteed improvement in something

FAQ

Questions people ask

Is it really free? What's the catch?

Yes — all seven days, the sheet and the guide are free, and we don't ask for a card or a phone number. We run this program because it's how people find out we exist; some of them later read what else we send. You can unsubscribe on day 1 and keep everything you've already received.

Do I need to install anything?

No. There's no app and no account. Everything arrives as a normal email you can read on a phone, a laptop or a printout.

What does my score actually mean?

It means you wrote down that many items, on that day, under those conditions. It isn't a percentage, a level or a health measure, and we deliberately don't give you a "normal" range to compare it with. Day 7 explains this properly.

Can this tell me if something is wrong with my memory?

No, and please don't use it that way. It is not a screening or diagnostic tool of any kind. If your memory is worrying you or someone you live with, speak to a doctor — they have proper instruments for that, and this isn't one of them.

Do you see my answers?

No. You write on your own paper and we never ask you to send anything back. What we hold is what you typed into the form on this page: your first name and your email address. See the Privacy Policy.

How much time does it take, honestly?

About five minutes a day, plus a two-minute wait built into some exercises. Thirty-five to forty-five minutes across the whole week.

What if I miss a day?

Nothing breaks. Pick it up whenever you like — the emails stay in your inbox, and the sheet doesn't care what date you write in it.

Start day 1 in the next two minutes.

Seven emails, one sheet of paper, five minutes a day. Free from start to finish, and you can stop whenever you like.

Send me the 7 days

Day 1 arrives right away.

No cost, no card, no phone number.

Day 1 is on its way

Check your inbox in the next couple of minutes. If it isn't there, look in Promotions or Spam.