Lucy Sullivan

See, it's interesting because this never happens to me. Like I'm often on the other side of it being like, all right, I'm just going to pretend like I don't know this person. You always remember. I always remember. And I always remember people who are completely insignificant to me, like not in any sort of like value judgment way.

See, it's interesting because this never happens to me. Like I'm often on the other side of it being like, all right, I'm just going to pretend like I don't know this person. You always remember. I always remember. And I always remember people who are completely insignificant to me, like not in any sort of like value judgment way.

It's just like, oh, I met you once at my friend's party four years ago and now you are standing next to me in line at Target.

It's just like, oh, I met you once at my friend's party four years ago and now you are standing next to me in line at Target.

And this is why actually Malcolm, to be honest, like when I had first heard, because I think I heard from someone in passing before we started working together, like, oh, Malcolm, he's face blind. He has trouble recognizing people. And I was like, okay, like, yeah, he's face-blind. Like, because I was thinking, like, I've never forgotten. I just don't forget people's faces.

And this is why actually Malcolm, to be honest, like when I had first heard, because I think I heard from someone in passing before we started working together, like, oh, Malcolm, he's face blind. He has trouble recognizing people. And I was like, okay, like, yeah, he's face-blind. Like, because I was thinking, like, I've never forgotten. I just don't forget people's faces.

So I was like, if I were you and I was meeting a million people all the time and people recognized me from book covers, that would be kind of a disorienting experience and it would be kind of nice to have an excuse, like, oh, I don't remember you because I'm, like, face-blind or whatever. But I just couldn't believe that that was true until I heard this story.

So I was like, if I were you and I was meeting a million people all the time and people recognized me from book covers, that would be kind of a disorienting experience and it would be kind of nice to have an excuse, like, oh, I don't remember you because I'm, like, face-blind or whatever. But I just couldn't believe that that was true until I heard this story.

Yeah. And so like this perception problem is exactly what fascinates me about face blindness. Which I've now spent way too many hours learning about after hearing this story of Missy and JJ. Because I've always thought that being able to recognize someone was about, you know, having a good or a bad memory, whatever that means. Or just, frankly, caring enough to remember them.

Yeah. And so like this perception problem is exactly what fascinates me about face blindness. Which I've now spent way too many hours learning about after hearing this story of Missy and JJ. Because I've always thought that being able to recognize someone was about, you know, having a good or a bad memory, whatever that means. Or just, frankly, caring enough to remember them.

Like, you worry that you might be perceived as cold or aloof if you don't say hi to Michael. Or Missy thought her new friend was ignoring her. I seem to remember way more faces than I want to. I really wanted to understand what's actually going on in our brains when all this happens.

Like, you worry that you might be perceived as cold or aloof if you don't say hi to Michael. Or Missy thought her new friend was ignoring her. I seem to remember way more faces than I want to. I really wanted to understand what's actually going on in our brains when all this happens.

J.J. Good, Missy's friend from the coffee shop, doesn't know exactly when he realized he had a problem with faces. He just kept having these strange experiences. Like this one time when he ran into a woman on the train, and he knew he was supposed to know who she was, but he had no idea.

J.J. Good, Missy's friend from the coffee shop, doesn't know exactly when he realized he had a problem with faces. He just kept having these strange experiences. Like this one time when he ran into a woman on the train, and he knew he was supposed to know who she was, but he had no idea.

JJ said he also realized something was off when he'd watch movies and TV shows. He'd sometimes completely miss a big plot point.

JJ said he also realized something was off when he'd watch movies and TV shows. He'd sometimes completely miss a big plot point.

All of this has led to many awkward situations. And it's made JJ very aware of other people's feelings. What happened with Missy still haunts him.

All of this has led to many awkward situations. And it's made JJ very aware of other people's feelings. What happened with Missy still haunts him.

It's worth noting that JJ himself is easy to spot. He was born with one arm.

It's worth noting that JJ himself is easy to spot. He was born with one arm.