Re:How Many People Can You Remember?
by logfromblammo on Thursday September 24, 2015 @11:33AM
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Same here. I have actually forgotten someone's given name before they even finished saying their surname.
But I can also, without referencing maps, compass, or GPS, return to places I last visited over 20 years ago.
The spouse will frequently reel off narratives on travel itineraries, despite the number of times I have begged for a calendar or timeline instead. It just goes in one ear and out the other. Arrange it as a map, however, and I have no problem.
It would be great if I could figure out some way to map names and faces to locations, but nothing I have tried ever seems to work, beyond actual cubicle or office locations. And then, if you move to a different spot in the same office, I might forget who you are.
But I can also, without referencing maps, compass, or GPS, return to places I last visited over 20 years ago.
The spouse will frequently reel off narratives on travel itineraries, despite the number of times I have begged for a calendar or timeline instead. It just goes in one ear and out the other. Arrange it as a map, however, and I have no problem.
It would be great if I could figure out some way to map names and faces to locations, but nothing I have tried ever seems to work, beyond actual cubicle or office locations. And then, if you move to a different spot in the same office, I might forget who you are.