It happens to the best of us.
The Atlantic takes a look at why that is.
We all forget people’s names sometimes.
Whether we remember them or not is at least partially circumstantial.
But I couldn’t remember his name to save my life.
Whether you remember a name or not isn’t just about making connections.
Your basic working memory plays its role too.
The Atlantic explains:
There are two types of storage in the brain: Long-term and short-term.
The short-term variety is called “working memory,” and it functions like a very leaky thermos.
It doesn’t hold much and it spills stuff out all the time.
Of course, that’s not all.
Why Names Are So Easy to Forget| The Atlantic
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