# The 3-Step Protocol to Never Forget a Name or Face Again When You Meet Someone New

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Podcast: [PRODUCTIVITY](https://stenobird.com/podcast/productivity-6443634)
Published: 2026-04-30T07:00:00+00:00
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We're covering a 3-step protocol to never forget a name or face again, looking at what the research says about why face-name memory is so hard to begin with, and 3 protocols you can use the next time you meet someone new to make sure their name and face stick STUDY CITATIONS Sperling, R.A., Chua, E., Cocchiarella, A., Rand-Giovannetti, E., Poldrack, R., Schacter, D.L., & Albert, M. (2003). Putting names to faces: Successful encoding of associative memories activates the anterior hippocamp...

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