People at work probably think I don't want to share details of my personal life, when really I just can't remember what I did this weekend.
this post was submitted on 04 Oct 2025
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I've always been like this as well. I forget everything unless I think really hard about it and trace the events step by step.
There's also the autism of not wanting to be observed, so if I am to remember I have to force myself to "observe" myself through asking my own mind what I did. Which might be the reason for the "forgetting" as a way of unconscious protection.
Some coworker: "What do you do for fun?"
Me: "I don't even remember driving to work"
"Why did I walk into this room again?"
Long term memory is fine, excellent even. Short term memory like a goldfish though.
Completely unironically a good thing to be thinking on a regular basis.
Also really helpful to keep a notepad on hand and write things down, so you don't lose track of them.
until the notepad joins the others in the void
Stop reminding me...I just consolidated some knowledgebases...
Me with 5 notepad apps and all of them with random nonsense for notes yet I refuse to delete them.
How did you hack my phone? (/s)
I thought I was being smart because I almost always remember my phone, so no more looking for misplaced notebooks. Now if only I can remember which app I saved that idea in and what title I gave it.