Source: digitalmomblog.com

Source: digitalmomblog.com

Sorry, what was your name again?

Maybe you have been repeating this sentence several times in the past, or at least a paraphrase of it, because you did not remember a person’s name that you have met before. In fact, it is probably not your memory problem that you are not remembering that name. By definition, remembering means being able to recall the information that you already know. The time that you met that person before might have been your first occasion that you saw each other, and at that particular moment your focus might have been oriented elsewhere and not in even listening to his/her name. Instead, it is probably because you were trying to think about the things that you are going to say and the facts that you want to mention about yourself that would best represent yourself and make a good impression. Continue reading