I’m terrible at remembering names when I meet new people. Curious if anyone else the same? If not, what are your best tips? Also, if you forget someone’s name right after an introduction, do you use a generic greeting or have a subtle way to get them to say it again, like asking, “How do you spell your name?”

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I repeat their name back to them

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I tried that as well but it didn't work ...

I’m yet to actually try it but I’ve seen a trick where you can picture the person with a word that rhymes with their name and it’s supposed to help. For example, picture Ted in bed 😂

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This trick sounds so interesting! I've never heard of it. I might try in the future.

I've always been awful at it. I don't know why, but it takes me so long to actually be able to put a face to a name. If it's someone I'm going to be interacting with regularly, I'll put a note in my phone so I remember until it sinks in. If it's just a chance meeting (like a spouse at a work event), I'll most likely forget and go with something generic to avoid using names.

Totally get that! Name-face recall can be really hard, especially in quick or one-off interactions. I struggle with that all the time... Smart move using notes in your phone!

Sometimes I am bad with names too

I’m a visual person, so I always try to mentally visualize someone else I know with the same name so that I can connect the dots later. Visually seeing their faces together in my head works until I “know” it.

That’s a clever trick! Linking faces like that sounds super effective. I might have to try that next time

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