Originally Posted by ultramarina
I'm interested in the idea that WM could be improved. I'd really like to improve my spatial working memory.

The article

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/02/20/magazine/mind-secrets.html
Secrets of a Mind-Gamer: How I trained my brain and became a world-class memory athlete
by Joshua Foer
New York Times
February 15, 2011

may interest you.