Why can some people quickly memorize other people's names and I can't?
It's not that I haven't tried...
It's because I have severe problems with memorizing names.
Thankfully, I've never forgotten my wife's name.
Can you imagine?
Anywho, here's how I fixed this predicament.
It's not that I haven't tried...
It's because I have severe problems with memorizing names.
Thankfully, I've never forgotten my wife's name.
Can you imagine?
Anywho, here's how I fixed this predicament.
I like it when people like me.
And I've noticed that the perfect way to make people like you is by calling them by their names.
Like when I correctly pronounced the name of a guy I wanted to hire.
And I've noticed that the perfect way to make people like you is by calling them by their names.
Like when I correctly pronounced the name of a guy I wanted to hire.
His eyeballs almost came out of his eye sockets when I said his name on that dreamy day during our zoom call.
After hearing me, he said, "nobody has ever pronounced my name correctly on the first try."
BAM! Easy!
Still here with me?
Cool. Let's get back to the main story.
After hearing me, he said, "nobody has ever pronounced my name correctly on the first try."
BAM! Easy!
Still here with me?
Cool. Let's get back to the main story.
While trying to fix my memorization issue, I leapfrogged into the most bizarre rabbit hole I've ever gotten into.
... and I've read about the conspiracy of Lizard people inside the hollow earth (which is BS, of course).
... and I've read about the conspiracy of Lizard people inside the hollow earth (which is BS, of course).
During my research, I got obsessed with a book called 'Moonwalking With Einstein' by Joshua Foer.
This book talks about how weirdos... I mean... 'mental athletes' memorize faster.
This book talks about how weirdos... I mean... 'mental athletes' memorize faster.
I'm talking about galaxy-brained individuals that memorize the order of hundreds of random playing cards and a bunch of other useless facts.
But there's one thing that caught my attention about them.
But there's one thing that caught my attention about them.
You guessed it.
They have the skill of memorizing people's names.
Hundreds of people's names.
And it's easy, really.
Let me show you.
They have the skill of memorizing people's names.
Hundreds of people's names.
And it's easy, really.
Let me show you.
The trick is to imagine an object that reminds you of the person's name.
But here's the catch.
But here's the catch.
To make the name stick inside your brain, you must imagine an extremely bizarre connection between the person and the object.
For example, for Margarita (the name) you could imagine her drowning in a massive Margarita cocktail
Weird stuff, I tell you.
For example, for Margarita (the name) you could imagine her drowning in a massive Margarita cocktail
Weird stuff, I tell you.
Thanks to this silly book, I learned to memorize names.
Because that's actually a useful skill.
On the other hand, if schools wanted you smarter, they would stop asking you to memorize which dinosaurs were herbivores.
Because that's actually a useful skill.
On the other hand, if schools wanted you smarter, they would stop asking you to memorize which dinosaurs were herbivores.
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