jpc1804,
I'm still a newbie as such. Being a believer in New Thought-type mental and spiritual concepts, I believe that you CAN do anything with your mind, to the degree that you BELIEVE it can be done.
It helps to think affirmatively, vice negatively in these and all matters.
i.e. "I RECALL ALL PERTINENT INFORMATION FROM THESE BOOKS", rather than "I WANT TO RECALL ALL PERTINENT INFORMATION FROM THESE BOOKS". The former leaves no room for failure, whilst the latter, due to it's wording, already acknowledges failure/defeat by stating, in other words, "I DO NOT RECALL ALL PERTINENT INFORMATION FROM THESE BOOKS."
Hope it helps you.
Bill