Do you have trouble doing and/or remembering a task?

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Do you have trouble doing and/or remembering a task and have to be told over and over again even if you are really trying hard not to be repeated or do the task well? I have this problem sometimes.

Yes. I usually have to do it now before I forget. Apparently people have a problem with having to remind you to do it or was it just that one person, my office clerk? He had an issue with me forgetting to do things because he didn't like reminding me to do it. Even if I would write it down, I would still forget because it wouldn't occur to my brain to look at my note pad. I know this happens to everyone when things are very busy but with me it happens more often.


I also cannot remember how to do something unless it's part of my routine. I cannot be shown how to do something once and then be expected to remember to do it like five months later or two weeks later. It just doesn't stick in my head unless I have to do it everyday or often. This was also a problem at my old job.

Yes, I just learned to solve a 3x3x3 puzzle cube and I keep forgetting the algorithms. Even if I just used them multiple times.

Another issue, which I think is in some way related, is that I can listen to a song on repeat for hours and then as soon as the song stops I will forget the lyrics. Makes me mad!

No, I don't have this very often. If I have to do something important, like apply for a job what the job centre gave me, I keep thinking about it all day but can't seem to get motivated, as though my mind shuts down, and I put it off until the last minute.

I find I can be easily distracted and forget something I was asked to do.

Yes, constantly. my long term memory is elephantesque but my short term... i'll be all excited about googling something to research then automatically forget. or, i'll get ready to say something and forget.

Yes, with just about everything. My example is cooking, there are a couple of things that I can make without having to check, but even something as simple as boxed macaroni and cheese...I've made it millions of times, but still have to read the box to follow the directions every.single.time.

I'm terrible about that. I try to make a point of repackaging important instructions to better stick in my mind, but even that doesn't always help. I actually just got momentarily distracted and forgot what I intended to be the bulk of this post...

But yeah, anyway, I also try to repeat instructions back aloud. That gets either a confirmation or a small correction rather than a full re-explanation. I just need some sort of second iteration of instructions. Oh yeah, I meant to mention above that I try to tie steps to objects. Rather than remembering several steps, I'll commit the structure and function of an object to long term memory outside of specific vocabulary. That allows me to utilize that object in short term instances independent of forgotten specific instructions.

I have a lot of issues with this. I use post-it notes so I can write anything important on them and then stick them somewhere I know I'll see it. Of course I still occasionally forget to actually look at the note, but mostly just having it written somewhere seems to help me remember. Also I use my phone alarm to remember specific times like taking dinner out of the oven.

Another thing is that I have a lot of trouble remembering spoken things. Often if I'm given instructions I only remember one step of many and the rest are very vague, or I'll forget a conversation immediately afterwards. The only help I've found for this is writing notes but most of the time that isn't really feasible, so I just have to struggle along.

It depends on how important it is to me. If it something I stand a chance of enjoying I will remember but if
it is a boring chore then I will forget if I don't do it right away.

I have absolutely terrible short term memory and will forget things if they are not written down. I have had instances where I went to a junkyard to pull a specific part only to forget that part because I found something else I liked. I have had times where I would forget the thing I needed through repeated trips to the junkyard. I have also found myself lacking the motivation to pull said part several weeks in a row only to see the car crushed and another with the same necessary part not come in for another 6 months. (This recently happened with a transmission!)

I like just taking the cube apart and reassembling it. I've solved them the normal way before but I find this method much much more fun. Plus it's logical - if they didn't want me to take the cube apart they wouldn't have made it possible - it's like how Alexander the Great solved the Gordian Knot in legend - he took out his sword and sliced it.



I have a similar problem - I can listen to a song for years, many times, and never learn the lyrics. I have to very purposefully learn them.

Yeah, if I don't do it right that moment, or write it in sharpie on my hand, It'll be too late by the time I remember. Issue with that is that if someone asks me to do something and I've already set up an order I'm going to do everything in I need to try to remember they had a request till I'm done and ask afterwards since doing what they asked right that moment when I've already moved to start on all my preassigned tasks messes me up for all tasks, including the one they asked, and I don't get anything done.