There’s a trick I’ve used all my life.
If I can’t place the name of someone or something I’m trying to remember, I’ll knock my head gently three times with my fist and tell myself I’ll remember it. Later, maybe hours after I’ve forgotten all about it, the name or word I’m trying to recall just pops into my head while I’m not thinking of anything in particular. It’s kind of weird the way it just floats into my mind unattached to anything else; but it almost never fails.
I think I read about it in a magazine many decades ago...
That’s interesting; I wasn’t aware of that. I will try it the next time I can’t bring the word up. (If I can remember to do so!)