I'm the opposite. I can remember all sorts of weird facts and numbers. I can remember the IP address of the DNS servers of a job I worked 20 years ago. And lyrics to songs I learned as a child.
But I will forget someone's name minutes after meeting them even if I try all the tricks of repeating it 3 times or associating it with a particular action.
As a side note, after I got COVID, for a few weeks I couldn't retain anything. I'd read some documentation and afterwards couldn't remember a single thing. I remember discussing it with my sister and her response was "welcome to the world of ordinary people!" It has made me more patient with people not getting what I've explained on the first hearing, so at least I've learned from my experience.
How interesting -- and then after COVID resolved your memory gradually improved? I've heard anecdotal evidence about this. How frustrating! And sorry you had to experience it!
Thanks, yes it slowly recovered over a few weeks. Work was pretty understanding possibly because a work colleague and my manager both had the same reaction. Must be tough for the long covid folk where it goes on for months.
But I will forget someone's name minutes after meeting them even if I try all the tricks of repeating it 3 times or associating it with a particular action.
As a side note, after I got COVID, for a few weeks I couldn't retain anything. I'd read some documentation and afterwards couldn't remember a single thing. I remember discussing it with my sister and her response was "welcome to the world of ordinary people!" It has made me more patient with people not getting what I've explained on the first hearing, so at least I've learned from my experience.