Trouble recognizing people?

[NU Star]

Isn't it a sign of intelligence to forget or ignore unimportant information?

[Nonononono]

People should wear name tags.

[kazana]

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I never forget a face and I never remember a name. It is so bad that when I'm introduced to someone for the first time I apologize in advance for not remembering their name the next time we meet.

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I'm 100% the same.

I'm even better at remembering phone numbers than names - got no idea why. Some people claim it's a lack of interest, but honestly, it happened a few times, that I met this hot chick, and really wanted to see her again, but I'd still forget her name within 2-3 days.
I even forgot the name of my ex-girlfriend of 2 years - I met her again a year later and felt like crap trying sooo hard to remember. I would've been able to dial her number in a second, though.

[Morrek]

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Isn't it a sign of intelligence to forget or ignore unimportant information?

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if so I must be really intelligent [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img], I forget useless stuff all the time. Makes it kinda awkward to talk about books and movies and stuff (in detail) as I forget most of the stuff happening and just remember the really important stuff.

As towards faces I usually remember people pretty well however

[KidLifeCrisis]

We talked about facial cognition in my cognitive science class in college. Some people just aren't as good at it as others, and you may be one of them.

[KidLifeCrisis]

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People should wear name tags.

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[EaglesRB]

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People should wear name tags.

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heh i watched that episode of seinfeld on alluc last night [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

[Mench]

I am very very bad, yet I have a very good memory for facts and places. I cant distinguish between people i know if ive met them once or twice and I never remember names.

[mrkilla]

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Do you smoke a lot of weed?

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this has nothing to do with anything.

I smoke daily and have been stoned meeting people for the first time. Names and Faces I remember usually first or 2nd try.

[JuntMonkey]

I am horrible with faces. I've gone up to people who I thought were people I knew (not well) - this one time the guy got all excited and hung up his cell phone because he thought he knew me too.

I even used to do this with girls I had crushes on. "Oh look there's that girl I like" "Um that's not the girl you pointed out yesterday".

Also when sitting at a live poker table, after about 20 minutes I start thinking I've known these people for a long time. "Didn't he go to my high school?" "Didn't he play in a tournament here a year ago?"

So my quirk is that I recognize/pseudo-recognize people too much, not the other way around.