the poll: (This is just my own personal profile poll. It is not attached to any group I'm in or Moderate).. Q=What is one flaw that bleeds into other aspects of your life? > Likes and Comments

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Forgetfulness definitely. I try to set reminders, but I sometimes forget to do that as well.

Also, I am sometimes easily distracted, which attributes to the above.

I have to set a goal to focus on a task from start to finish. It's crazy because my job requires me to do several things at a time since we work with multiple clients all in different fields, For that Google Tasks have been my friend. I know I'll forget, so as soon as I have a task I add it to that and I check them daily, especially for the recurring tasks. It helps a lot.

I also just figured out how to add a reminder on my phone that pops up each time I text the person it's connected to. Ex. my daughter is graduating this month, and she told me a while ago. I forgot the date, but when she told me again in November, I set the reminder, so when I text her either solo or any of our group texts, I get the reminder each time.

Unforgiving. It's hard to let go and then it comes back in dreams (does that count as part of life?).

Forgetfulness

I can be impulsive and in many cases that’s good but sometimes it’s bad. I can be forgetful too

Shan ~A~ wrote: "Forgetfulness definitely. I try to set reminders, but I sometimes forget to do that as well.

Also, I am sometimes easily distracted, which attributes to the above.

I have to set a goal to focus..."

I'm glad that you got a workaround that helps with this, Shan~A~

My forgetfulness is still (prayers up) only when I walk into a room and forget why I entered it, or trying to remember the name of someone that I just mentioned days prior.😅

Dayna wrote: "Unforgiving. It's hard to let go and then it comes back in dreams (does that count as part of life?)."

Absolutely.. Our dreams, more often than not let us know where we're standing mentally and emotionally in our waking worlds.

Mystic Orange wrote: "Forgetfulness"

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The Beloved Bibliophile wrote: "I can be impulsive and in many cases that’s good but sometimes it’s bad. I can be forgetful too"

This is where I've been living all my life..😅 But I see myself as a big contradiction in terms. Because on the one hand I'm very impulsive with the things I want or need, but stable, steadfast and wise in my ownership of them once I've acquired them.. Isn't that weird? Most people who are impulsive often have shorter attention spans with their objectives, but I'm not like that.. Never have been.

I guess you could say that I'm impulsive yes, but I know what I want..

I'm not sure it's forgetfulness as much as procrastinating, I put things off, then forget, 😂

Patricia wrote: "I'm not sure it's forgetfulness as much as procrastinating, I put things off, then forget, 😂"

😂😂😂😂 You would fit more in the category of Laziness then! Procrastination is the step cousin that leads to Laziness.😂

I voted for forgetfulness, because I'm the archetypal absent-minded academic type. (Although I'm 73 years old, I can't blame this on my age, because I've been this way at least since my teens!) To mitigate the problem, I use written notes on my calendars (desk and wall), and various memory devices.

None of those, I'm a perfect lil' Hobbit. 😂😂😂

Overly critical would be my one Deadly Sin. But with books, not with people and their tastes as it is more common here than one would think. I'm pretty much live and let live with people's reading preferences and habits, that's why I'm friends with GRers that read stuff I wouldn't, because what they do and what they think of a book is their own, but once that same book falls in my hands . . . hehehe.

Werner wrote: "I voted for forgetfulness, because I'm the archetypal absent-minded academic type. (Although I'm 73 years old, I can't blame this on my age, because I've been this way at least since my teens!) To ..."

This is adorable my friend.. Until it's not..
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Marquise wrote: "None of those, I'm a perfect lil' Hobbit. 😂😂😂

Overly critical would be my one Deadly Sin. But with books, not with people and their tastes as it is more common here than one would think. I'm prett..."


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I see that..

Lots of forgetful people participated in this poll. 🙂

I just wish I could move some of the garbage that is stored in my brain to make room for new stuff. So not completely wiping the hard drive, but upgrading the memory.

~*~Princess Nya Vasiliev~*~ wrote: "Patricia wrote: "I'm not sure it's forgetfulness as much as procrastinating, I put things off, then forget, 😂"

😂😂😂😂 You would fit more in the category of Laziness then! Procrastination is the step..."

Well yeah that's true but part of the procrastination is never seeming to have enough time to get everything done in a timely manner 😵
I don't want to talk about the notes and list I have everywhere! 😰😂

Karma Queen wrote: "Lots of forgetful people participated in this poll. 🙂

I just wish I could move some of the garbage that is stored in my brain to make room for new stuff. So not completely wiping the hard drive, b..."

🤣🤣🤣 I'm seeing that as well.. It certainly explains A LOT when regarding certain group activities for us.

I guess Pride would have to be mine. By that, I mean I let it get in the way of taking any help from people, even when I probably should.
I've just always wanted/expected to be able to stand on my own two feet, do everything for myself, and not be a burden to anyone. It can be exhausting at times, though, I will admit.

I chose Unforgiving. There is a line and I have it. You cross it, not only will that be the last thing you do to me, but I will never forgive you for it.

Debbie wrote: "I guess Pride would have to be mine. By that, I mean I let it get in the way of taking any help from people, even when I probably should.
I've just always wanted/expected to be able to stand on my..."

Oh I know Sis.. It can be hard when you're use to depending on just you. But, it actually takes strength to admit when one needs help. Wisdom and strength to follow through. I think we all go through this to a certain degree, some more than others.

Craig Vasiliev wrote: "I chose Unforgiving. There is a line and I have it. You cross it, not only will that be the last thing you do to me, but I will never forgive you for it."

I just got chills.. But I get it. I totally understand this.

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Mine is anxiety, but it's not an option in your poll.

Hey Livia!

I'm sorry.. I actually thought I added that one. I just put it up there so you can select it for your vote now..

Craig Vasiliev wrote: "I chose Unforgiving. There is a line and I have it. You cross it, not only will that be the last thing you do to me, but I will never forgive you for it."

I totally get this. I forgive people for me, but I know how to either feed people with a long handle spoon or completely cut them off, even after the forgiveness has been bestowed.

At that point you get a helping of forgiveness with an entree of indifference.

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I dunno what I'll say to this one (⁠≧⁠▽⁠≦⁠), great poll thoo, very thought provoking (⁠人⁠ ⁠•͈⁠ᴗ⁠•͈⁠).

hostility, coldness, and failure to connect with anyone




....hmmmmmm cuz of the ppl in my environment 😒

Yup, I tend to forget a lot of things 😂😂

Oh yep, found one in the poll now — addiction kinda

Cuz no one reads 2 books a day i can tell u that very much. But the line between passion and addiction is just so blurry.

Gohnar23 wrote: "Oh yep, found one in the poll now — addiction kinda

Cuz no one reads 2 books a day i can tell u that very much. But the line between passion and addiction is just so blurry."

Gohnar23 wrote: "I dunno what I'll say to this one (⁠≧⁠▽⁠≦⁠), great poll thoo, very thought provoking (⁠人⁠ ⁠•͈⁠ᴗ⁠•͈⁠)."

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Shan ~A~ wrote: "Forgetfulness definitely. I try to set reminders, but I sometimes forget to do that as well.

Also, I am sometimes easily distracted, which attributes to the above.

I have to set a goal to focus..."
That has become my problem as well since the pandemic. I started using the Finch task app that a fellow Helena Hunting book fan mentioned in her readers group 3 months ago. Finch gamifies tracking tasks and mental health, which is really good for some people like me. I also try to remember to set my alarm in addition to my Google calendar reminders and yet I can still forget because I don't enter the task in either the Finch app or my Google calendar reminders when I'm on the go. I assume that I'll remember to add it later and later can sometimes be later than I want, lol! I also just figured out how to add a reminder on my phone that pops up each time I text the person it's connected to.How did you get the reminder set to link to a specific text message though?

@Livia not sure if this is on all phone types, but on iPhone if you go to reminders, after you add the info, then go to detail under 'places & people' there is the option for "when messaging'" and when that's on it should let you select the contact.

The honest answer is that I forgot and had to go through the steps again to tell you what I did. 🤣

I also finally bit the bullet and downloaded Finch. It went well the first few days, but I got busy and forgot about it. It may work better if I didn't have my phone in Personal Mode when I work as not to get calls & notifications unless they come from people on my favorites list.