Why You Should Call People by Name

If we are not called by name, do our identities vanish entirely?

Nadia Davidson
Nov 5 · 3 min read

Wearing a badge which displays my name to the entire world often means I get called by name by complete strangers. I would like to be able to return the compliment, however, even when I am greeted by name by a familiar face, I am reluctant to do the same.

Nadia Davidson

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I am an artist and writer writing about art, writing and self improvement @ Nadia Davidson’s Molten Imaginings www.moltenimaginings.com

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