Welcome Professionals…

…Do you have trouble remembering names? I did. Since a while though, I am using a simple life hack that I picked up.

It starts with understanding the name correctly. When I get introduced to someone, I immediately repeat the name. Just repeating it may be a bit awkward. But using it in the next sentence or the next question comes quite naturally. You can actually do this troughout the whole conversation. People love hearing their name. This is the first step to remembering it.

The next powerful tool is to build a metaphoric association. Something that associates the person with the name. Let’s take “Natascha” my neighbour as an example. She always carries two large handbags. The word for “bag” in German is “Tasche”, so whenever I see “Natascha” with her handbags, they immediately remind me of her name.

Wishing you lots of fun with your name metaphors,

Malte

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