I've noticed as I've gotten older that I can remember people's names as I first meet them. When I was younger, the name would fade within seconds. But something

I've noticed as I've gotten older that I can remember people's names as I first meet them. When I was younger, the name would fade within seconds. But something changed and now whatever mnemonics I used to remember names seem to now happen automatically. So if you have anxiety about that kind of stuff related to interpersonal interaction, don't worry, it gets easier. If I had to pick a reason why, I think it's because I see the world now more through other people's eyes. So certain behaviors become easier as empathy improves. Almost like, remembering someone's name is less important because I already care how their day went or whatever, so asking them to remind me again what their name is, is more of an afterthought than a crisis. With the pressure off, remembering it just happens. On the other hand, I've acquired a small degree of something like dyslexia, so sentence structure doesn't just automatically fall into place like it used to. I also sometimes accidentally swap words like "their" and "they're", which literally never happened once in decades. I think my brain shifted gears from being pedantic to letting the small stuff slide. But I think my disposition is more at ease now, so I'm not sure that I'd go back.