What has slipped your mind recently?

[petra]

And how do you remind yourself of your responsibilities?

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[petra]

I forgot to make this post at a reasonable time. I generally have reminders set up for important things in my phone.

[dine]

there has been so little happening on any sort of schedule in my life that forgetting something for a while has had few consequences; for those things I do need to ensure get done at a specific time, I tend to put post-its on doors, or send myself e-mails as reminders

I also jot down 'to do' lists on a notepad for the joy of scratching items through once done

[althea_valara]

A few weeks ago I forgot it was Monday, until very late in the day. See, on Mondays I make a weekly post in my crafting group, summarizing what my team has done the past week. I remembered so late that I made an apology post and said I'd post it on Tuesday when I was on our family's computer, where I keep the team records.

Otherwise, I'm usually pretty good about remembering things, but I do have reminders on my calendar on my Fire tablet. And since it uses my Google calendar, it syncs with my phone, and now my phone pushes the notifications to my Fitbit. So that all works out nicely.

Though lately, I've also been writing to-do lists in my journal. I do this from time to time, when I'm feeling the need to be extra productive. Usually, it's after a bout of intense video gaming; I start to feel like I'm slacking and ignoring the other things I want to do with my life. Writing to-do lists in my journal is helpful, because then I'm accountable to someone other than just me.

[petra]

I find it harder to remember things when there are fewer things to remember. Your methods make very good sense to me.

[petra]

Losing track of the days is one of those things that just happens when everything gets blurred into a sameness. I'm not surprised that you had a lapse, things being what they are.

I recognize the value of having a to-do list that you make public, but the thought always kicks my anxiety into high gear. The thinking goes something like "If I don't tell people what I intend to do, then no one but me will be disappointed if I don't do it." I can be plenty cruel to myself without needing the accountability to other people, however tangential it might be in a public to-do list.