Manfred comments on Summary of "How to Win Friends and Influence People" - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Manfred 04 July 2012 01:22:23AM *  2 points [-]

There's another effect - using someone's name helps you remember them better, and makes them feel that they should remember your name.

But yeah, easy to overdo. To misquote Pratchett: "As there are only two of us in this conversation, I don't need reminders about my own name."