Remembering names

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Originally uploaded by oksana zotova

I suck at remembering names. Just the other day I met this girl at a friend's party. I had been talking to her for 30 minutes and then it hit me. I don't remember her name! So, I texted my friend asking for her name.

I wanted to ask this girl for her number, but I thought I'd look stupid asking for it, without knowing her name. One way to get around this embarrassment is when you ask for her number, ask her to put it into your phone, to make sure you don't make a mistake.

So, I've come up with a couple ways to help remembering people's names:
1. When you meet someone and they give you their name, repeat their name back to them and then say, "I'm so-and-so."
2. If they have the same name as someone you already know, group these people together in your mind.
3. Write it down in your cell phone.

Note to self: The cute girl you met in yoga class the other day was Nancy. The cute girl in your painting class is Camille.