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Fyi, if you're bad with names, I would HIGHLY recommend adding photos to your contacts, as you add them.
It helps hugely with putting names to faces. It also helps differentiate between people. E.g. When you have 5 marks in your phone, but can't remember the surname. Lastly, it helps when you are describing someone to someone else. Being able to easily pull up a photo of them simplifies things.
people don't do this for family at least?
A relatively crappier version of this is to add them middle names. Brassica Walmart Kale might look weird if they see it, but it will help you remember that you know Brassica Kale from Walmart. For older compatibility reasons, I used to store helpful middle names starting with a period, so it's easier to search for them (so Brassica .Walmart Kale). Addig photos is a great idea, I don't do it often enough (as long as they let you take a photo).