How often do you forget stuff instantly?

[mbillie1]

1) constantly. I can barely remember my girlfriend's last name. We've been together almost 3 years.

2) constantly. At this very moment I came online to do something, got distracted, came to OOT, read this thread and I have no idea what I got online to do.

3) constantly, unless it's baseball. Regular programming is kinda boring and I will drift from channel to channel, normally forgetting what I was watching previously. However, the "previous channel" button negates this one somewhat.

[Dan.]

1 & 3 with embarrassing regularity. 2 not as often, but sometimes.

[kazana]

1) Just about every time. No matter whether it's someone I have no interest in knowing or a super hot girl, 99% of the time I'll have to ask for the name again. I always have to remind myself to pay close attention when I meet someone important like my new boss or so. And even then I'll forget half the time.

2) Very frequently. What also happens to me at times is, say someone is asking me to get something from the kitchen. I will end up walking into my bed room, wondering wtf I am doing there, returning to the living room and only then (on seeing that person again) remember why I actually left the room. Had a couple of laughs on me for that.

3) Not as often as 2) but fairly frequently.

4) Did not happen, yet. I very rarely buy music, so when I set my mind on getting a song, I'll typically remember.

[jordiepop]

2& 3 happen to me alllll the time. it is ridiculous. I really thought i was the only one with major short-term memory problems

[JasonK]

I'm one step above Memento. I'll frequently have a conversation and not remember any of it 5 minutes later.

[Misfire]

1) Always
2) Always
3) Always

[battschr]

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1) Always
2) Always
3) Always

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[RacersEdge]

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OK, three scenarios here:

1) You are talking to someone. You introduce yourself. 10 seconds later, you realize you have no idea what their name is.

2) You decide to do something (grab a bottle of water, maybe) on the way out of the house. You realize you forgot something and turn around to grab it from your room. You forget your initial task and leave.

3) You are watching something on TV. Commercial comes on, you flip channels and watch something for a few minutes, then totally forget about the first thing you were watching.

Just curious, how many of you forget stuff like this, and how often?

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1. A lot - unless attractive girl.

2. Sometimes - but I'll almost always remember once I get to my car.

3. Sometimes - more likely, I watch Show 1, flip to Show 2 at commercial, flip to Show 3 at break of Show 2, then flip through Shows 5, 6,7,8,etc - then realize I liked not Show 1, but one of the others I flipped to, but can't remember which one.

[Case Closed]

1-4 happen a lot for me.

[kidcolin]

1) All the time. Before college I never forget a name and a face. Since it's been awful.

2) Occasionally, but not too often.

3) Not much.

4) Making a note to remember songs and never doing it: All the time. It happens to me a lot when I listen to college radio in the car. I hear something new, and I'll either remember the band's name or memorize some lyrics to google when I get home. Then I walk through the door, do my normal routine and completely forget. 4 hours later I remember I wanted the song, but can't remember any of the pertinent info.