I think there's probably a high correlation between consistently straining to remember something, and some form of interference going on - the better option wou

I think there's probably a high correlation between consistently straining to remember something, and some form of interference going on - the better option would likely be to cut short the effort to recall, and instead identify why recall was difficult, identify any interfering information and devise a way to better remember it. So in short, I think consistently struggling to recall something is an indication that you need to build a better recall strategy for it.