How To Remember People’s Names Better

Just got introduced and the name has already been forgotten? Keep reading, baby. Photo by rawpixel on Unsplash

„I’m just really bad at remembering names.“

Everyone knows that person. As a matter of fact, I don’t know anyone who says „oh yeah I’m really good at remembering names“.

Why, people, why? If there’s one thing one should know about a person, it’s their name. How are you going to show that you are interested in someone or care for someone if you can’t even bother to remember their name?

Being able to remember a name isn’t genetic. It’s not a talent. No, remembering a name is all about effort. Therefore, if you don’t remember someone’s name, you signal that you don’t really care about them.

Think about that: when you say you’re bad at remembering names, what you’re really saying is that you’re not willing to make that very simple effort for a person.

So let’s stop the „oh sorry I forgot your name, what was it again?“ and start with „hey Dom, I didn’t like you last time I saw ya, and that hasn’t changed since.“ Here are a few techniques that will make it easier for you to remember names (and other things):

#1: When meeting someone, use their name as often as you can

Usually, when meeting someone you’ll have a short conversation with that person. It’ll be something along the lines of „How are…