ime a lot of the ease of pattern recognition and recall comes down to interest. It's likewise easy for me to recall how and why a 302 differs from a 351 or a 46

ime a lot of the ease of pattern recognition and recall comes down to interest. It's likewise easy for me to recall how and why a 302 differs from a 351 or a 460 but I couldn't tell you which letters proceed/follow 'j' without sounding it out in my head. My solution has just been to fake it, if I can convince myself e.g. that my neighbors' names and faces are interesting/important than remembering them becomes almost impossible not to.