A simple game is, get somebody to put 20 - 25 items(from paper clips to plates) on a table, you look at them for one minute then go and write down everything you can remember, then go and check. With practice, you will Include colours and shapes.
People watching, particularly at an air port where people are just milling about, observe and memories a couple of people, see if you remembered correctly next time they walk past.
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