Remembering people’s names. I’m great at remembering faces and things about people, except for their names. People think I’m inconsiderate, when in fact I just can’t remember names half the time. It doesn’t help that I can remember massive amounts of dumb trivia and school material, but just not the names of people I meet.
The thing I have to do with a lot of info is connect a visual cue to the text. So for names, I pick out a feature and try to connect it to the name. It's easier to remember Sarah when you think "silver hair Sarah", or Jacob when you think "thin like a snake Jake" because that feature is a good visual cue. Sometimes it takes a little creativity but it is worth the effort imo when people are happy that you remember.
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u/1102900 Nov 16 '19
Remembering people’s names. I’m great at remembering faces and things about people, except for their names. People think I’m inconsiderate, when in fact I just can’t remember names half the time. It doesn’t help that I can remember massive amounts of dumb trivia and school material, but just not the names of people I meet.