Do you know your loved ones' phone numbers by memory?

Question

Further to this comment: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31120373I was hoping people would know how to recall their loved one's phone numbers by memory in emergency situations instead of relying on technology. But apparently I'm wrong?

bryanrasmussen · Accepted Answer

I can remember my phone number and my wife's, and that's it. I can also remember our personal numbers (sort of like SSNS) and also the personal numbers of my children but I do not know what my daughter's phone number is without using my phone.

timthorn · Answer

I can remember numbers for my parents and my best friend's parents - and for the BBC Saturday morning TV show (01 811 8181 anyone?) - but only one that I've learned since the days of mobile phones, which happens to be my wife's parents.

pfortuny · Answer

I do know 3 or 4 important ones.It is easy if you take the effort to write a card and study it during a couple of weeks frequently (and try to always dial from memory, of course).

leephillips · Answer

I can&rsquo;t even remember my own number.

yuppie_scum · Answer

If you can grind leetcode, you can remember a few seven digit numbers

webspinner · Answer

Definitely both of my parent's numbers.

Do you know your loved ones' phone numbers by memory?

Further to this comment: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31120373
I was hoping people would know how to recall their loved one's phone numbers by memory in emergency situations instead of relying on technology. But apparently I'm wrong?

I can remember my phone number and my wife's, and that's it. I can also remember our personal numbers (sort of like SSNS) and also the personal numbers of my children but I do not know what my daughter's phone number is without using my phone.

I can remember numbers for my parents and my best friend's parents - and for the BBC Saturday morning TV show (01 811 8181 anyone?) - but only one that I've learned since the days of mobile phones, which happens to be my wife's parents.

I do know 3 or 4 important ones.
It is easy if you take the effort to write a card and study it during a couple of weeks frequently (and try to always dial from memory, of course).

I can’t even remember my own number.

If you can grind leetcode, you can remember a few seven digit numbers

Definitely both of my parent's numbers.