It is possible that you too are one of those people whose names escape them like the smoke that disappears through an open window.Let's give an example: last night you were in a birthday and they introduced you to new people, however, now you are unable to remember even one of their names .How can it be?
Or worse yet, you go out and find yourself by chance with an old man Workmate.What was his name? You are unable to remember it, so you manage during the conversation so you don't have to pronounce your name.Be whatever it may be.
You may be an exception, but this phenomenon is very Frequent .We explain why.
1.We think about other things
Usually, when we are presented with a person our attention is not 100% on listening to your Name: We are pending of other things : in shaking hands, offering two courtesy kisses, thinking if we have become deodorant or not, or if that person is attractive to us.
Our brain is awaiting an endless number of stimuli and internal concerns, so that the auditory memory goes into a discreet background.
2.Are we really interested in remembering that name?
Our brain is usually more emotional than rational.Almost without realizing it we move more by instinct than by logic, so on many occasions we forget the names associated with certain faces because, simply, it is information that is not very relevant for us.
However, it should be noted that people more social tend to have easier remembering names.They establish more effectively an association «name-face-stage».For this type of profiles the new stimuli and "new" people are aspects that they remember better than the more introverted people, who focus attention only on what really interests them.
3.A name does not provide meaningful information
The brain is a good economizer and only stores relevant information.A name by itself is an empty label.or we establish some type of emotion or particular experience with that person, surely we forget his name.
Usually, we can remember some detail of the person's face, the sensation he left us, the nuance of his voice or if it was nice or not to know her. The more emotional intensity, the more I remember. It can also happen that at that time we are surrounded by too many stimuli and the brain is unable to process them all and keep the names , unless one person interests us more than others.In that case, we will remember almost everything.
So do not worry, if you are also one of those people who forget names easily, check it out Blame it on your brain, that almost perfect machine who likes to move more by emotions than by reason.
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