I was a professor for YEARS and had a 50/50 chance I’d forget students’ names on the regular.
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One time I bumped into a student in the mall. She reminded me, said she was sure I forgot her — and I did forget her name, but knew her class, where she usually sat, and that she missed class once because she had a scorpion infestation.
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Other times, I’d forget names but remember the topic of extra credit presentations — fun 3 min topics on ANYTHING students could give to jazz up class and earn 2% EC toward their final grade. (Good for everyone and avoided negotiations at end of term.)
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The problem is that names are essentially arbitrary labels your parents choose, but stories and experiences are specific to a person.
So yeah sorry I’ll just keep asking what your name is I’m so bad at remembering, even with all the tricks.
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I have that problem too. It feels awful, cos it’s rude especially when you’re on a pedestal, but that kind of stuff just doesn’t stick in my brain.
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I’m not sure you two have what Mads describes here. He doesn’t forget people’s names, it’s as if he’s never seen them before. I have exactly that problem myself
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Exactly the kind of embarrassment I run into way too often :) I remember introducing myself to someone on the second day of a workshop. She had sat directly facing me on the other side of the table the whole previous day. She had her hair styled differently, though🤷♂️
Dec 27, 2020 · 1:33 PM UTC
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