The problem then is to first equalize the impressions of the face and
name so that each will last and can be recalled with equal ease. The
impression of the face was made by your physical eye; at the same time
there is your mind's eye faculty which is dormant, not being used. With
it you can learn to make an impression of the name upon your brain
which will be as strong as the face impression made by the eye.
=In order to recall with equal ease two mental impressions, they
must be made with equal strength.=
When you meet a stranger his face becomes a picture impression upon
the brain, the first impression of the name is made by the ear, but it
can easily and quickly be made into a mind's eye picture which will
be many times more available. This mind's eye picture can be unusual,
exaggerated, and moving, so that its strength can be regulated at will.
The result will be two visual impressions, the face by the eye, the
name by the mind's eye. These can be equalized by repetition so that
when you recognize the face it will be possible to recall the name as
well. Let us adapt the former illustration and we have a picture of the
face and a picture of the name impressed upon the brain.
[Illustration]
Instead of retaining only the slight impression made by the ear, you
can have two impressions, both made by the sense of sight. Apply this
knowledge, and remembering names will become a much simpler matter.