Mr. Ected
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Wed Jun-17-09 03:08 PM
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You Meet Someone. They Tell You Their Name. How Quick Before You Forget It? |
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Edited on Wed Jun-17-09 03:39 PM by Mr. Ected
Me? The name gets lost in the shuffle in between seconds 0.01 and 0.02.
How about you?
On edit: And even worse - Doesn't it drive you crazy when they remember YOUR name and use it more often in conversation than necessary, KNOWING you forgot their name? AAARRGGH!
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Wed Jun-17-09 03:09 PM
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I won't remember you, sorry.
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Wed Jun-17-09 03:10 PM
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2. In nanoseconds. Though I've tried paying attention, I seldom catch people's names |
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Now I usually ask for a business card and read the name - I retain printed stuff I read better than anything I hear.
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Pacifist Patriot
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Wed Jun-17-09 03:16 PM
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3. I can recall a face AND/OR a voice from a quarter century ago. Names... |
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gone in .000001 seconds. Not so good in my line of work.
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Wed Jun-17-09 03:32 PM
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10. + 1. I thought I was the only one with that particular quirk. |
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Wed Jun-17-09 03:16 PM
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4. As far as I'm concerned, everyone is named 'hey you' |
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Wed Jun-17-09 06:03 PM
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20. i usually call all staff members "nancy" |
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regardless of their gender.
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Wed Jun-17-09 03:21 PM
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I'm terrible with names... :(
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S n o w b a l l
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Wed Jun-17-09 03:22 PM
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6. I learned how to remember names in Dale Carnegie class... |
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There are 3 steps...but I forgot the steps.
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Wed Jun-17-09 03:23 PM
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7. Eric. My next door neighbor's name is Eric. I had to write it on the |
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kitchen whiteboard after asking him for the 5th time. :blush:
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Wed Jun-17-09 03:26 PM
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I'm terrible with names, and it only takes a small amount of concentration to retain them.
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Wed Jun-17-09 03:27 PM
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9. i try to make a point of repeating their name while looking them in the eye |
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but it doesn't always work, particularly when you're being introduced to a group.
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Wed Jun-17-09 03:57 PM
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15. I do that too now. Made it a habit. |
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Doesn't help, though.:rofl:
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Wed Jun-17-09 08:41 PM
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26. Yep! Doesn't help me at all! I usually remember the face, |
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Edited on Wed Jun-17-09 08:41 PM by Shell Beau
but unless I have met you several times, I probably have no clue as to what your name is.
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Wed Jun-17-09 03:36 PM
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11. pretty much the same thing |
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Wed Jun-17-09 03:40 PM
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12. Instantaneously. But I never forget a face. |
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Wed Jun-17-09 09:22 PM
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27. Same here. But I'll remember the face for about 10 years. |
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Wed Jun-17-09 03:53 PM
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13. what was the question again? |
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short little attention span..........
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Wed Jun-17-09 03:56 PM
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14. I try to immediately associate it with someone else |
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I know who has the same name. Doesn't always work.
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Wed Jun-17-09 05:57 PM
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Edited on Wed Jun-17-09 05:58 PM by Kat45
Making matters worse, I'm not real good at remembering faces either. :shrug:
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Wed Jun-17-09 06:01 PM
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17. Sometimes rather quickly. |
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Other times I remember it well.
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Wed Jun-17-09 06:01 PM
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18. I'm terrible at names, |
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but am trying to always remember to repeat the name immediately. That really does work.
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Wed Jun-17-09 06:03 PM
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I rarely forget a face, but names are impossible for me. (During introductions at least.)
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Wed Jun-17-09 06:04 PM
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21. At business meetings, I remember names |
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by singing the bananafana song. People love it! (i think)
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Wed Jun-17-09 08:34 PM
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23. Depends. Hot woman, I remember. Male or unattractive woman, I forget their names within a minute. NT |
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Wed Jun-17-09 08:36 PM
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Wed Jun-17-09 08:38 PM
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25. I am terrible. It is like they don't even tell me their name. |
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I hate it because it can be very embarrassing.
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Wed Jun-17-09 09:25 PM
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28. Immediately. Worlds worst, I mean it, I'M THE WORLD'S FRICKING WORST W/NAMES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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So I usually fall back on "honey."
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Wed Jun-17-09 09:31 PM
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29. I generally forget the beginning of the name before ... |
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... they've said the end of it. I seriously need to hear most names three or four times before I have any recollection, and even then I'm more likely to think of some other name that only sounds similar to me.
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