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Every time I meet someone new I think to myself “Okay, now, this time remember their name! Alright? Focus! Remember their name!” and come back to reality to realize I’ve auto-piloted my way through them telling me their name.
I forget most people’s name no matter how hard i try. When i don’t care at all about the situation or person, i remember their name clearly. It sucks.
“I’m sorry, I completely zoned out. Can you repeat that”
Is the least problematic way to get the information again of you somewhere along the line realise that you probably should have been trying to listen.
Either that or I listen, say “huh”, then my brain processes it and responds to it (at which point the other person already got frustrated by my initial response) 😵💫
