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EPISODE · Oct 12, 2022 · 10 MIN

The Name Escapes Me

from Here's A Thought · host Jan M Flynn

Send a textIn which — well, in which there are two topics:1. I'd love to hear from you — your thoughts, your over-thoughts, your comments, and ALSO your suggestions for whatever you'd like me to overthink in an upcoming episode.  Just email me at [email protected]  — I'll never sell or share your email address, promise!2. If I run into you, especially if it's somewhere I don't usually run into you, I will absolutely remember you — just, maybe, not your name. I'm terrible with names, always have been, and it's embarrassing.  But thanks to neuroscientist, author and blogger Dean Burnett, I've learned that brain science is on my side here.Check out his book, Idiot Brain: What Your Head is Really Up To, or its excerpt he published in 2016 in New York magazine's The Cut.  It's very reassuring, if names escape you too at times.Background music courtesy of Pixabay MusicSupport the showDo you have comments to share or an idea for an upcoming episode? Need something overthought? I'd love to hear from you!Email me at [email protected], contact me on my website at www.JanMFlynn.netOr, DM me on Twitter: @JanMFlynnAuthorTheme music courtesy of Pixabay Music

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Send a text In which — well, in which there are two topics: 1. I'd love to hear from you — your thoughts, your over-thoughts, your comments, and ALSO your suggestions for whatever you'd like me to overthink in an upcoming episode. Just email me at [email protected] — I'll never sell or share your email address, promise! 2. If I run into you, especially if it's somewhere I don't usually run into you, I will absolutely remember you — just, maybe, not your name. I'm terrible ...

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