Being Ridiculously Forgetful

B2 – Upper Intermediate

Have you been feeling forgetful lately? Your memory problems likely stem from a lack of focus and lack of paying attention. As we get older, chances are, we sometimes forget a word, where we left our car keys, or the name of a neighbor. These small memory lapses happen and they are normal.

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https://www.thedailystar.net/shout/life/news/being-ridiculously-forgetful-1798447

Discussion Questions:

  1. Do you think you are forgetful? What do you think are reasons for this?
  2. What are the usual things that slip your mind and how often does it happen?
  3. What are some of the problems that arise from being forgetful?
  4. Are there any benefits of being forgetful?
  5. What do you do to in order to avoid forgetting important tasks and responsibilities?
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4 replies on “Being Ridiculously Forgetful”

1. Do you think you are forgetful? What do you think are reasons for this?
No, in general, I think I have a good memory. I have had a good memory since I was a child. I tend to remember dates, numbers, pending tasks, etc. very well. Although it is true that, more and more often, I try to write down important things so that I don’t forget them. Partly to have a double check. I tend to highlight important and urgent tasks.

The reasons for forgetting some things I think are the age and having a lot of things on my mind.

2. What are the usual things that slip your mind and how often does it happen?
Those things that I do automatically, without thinking. For example, have I locked the car? Have I locked the door at home? Things similar to these.

On the other hand, I try to leave personal things like keys, wallet, etc. in the same place every time so I don’t have to spend time looking for it in a different place each time.

3. What are some of the problems that arise from being forgetful?
I think there are several problems, for example:
– You have to do things in a hurry and stress to meet deadlines.
– It can seem like you don’t pay attention sometimes. You forget someone’s name, some important task you have been asked to do, etc.

4. Are there any benefits of being forgetful?
I don’t think so. As it says in the article, maybe living with less stress, but I think it’s not true, as you will have more stress and less time to accomplish the task afterwards. So, in general, I think it has no benefits.

5. What do you do to in order to avoid forgetting important tasks and responsibilities
Both at work and in personal matters I try to generate reminders, tasks, notes, etc. to write down important things, things I must do. Sometimes I also write it down in a notebook. This way I have it accessible online and offline.

Impressive work here! Keep it up. We appreciate the time you put in writing these answers.

Here is how you can write the following sentences a bit better:

Although it is true that, more and more often, I try to write down important things so that I don’t forget them. Partly to have a double check.

Although it is true that most often, I try to write down important things so that I don’t forget them , it is partly to double-check.

1. Do you think you are forgetful? What do you think are reasons for this?
I am not usually forgetful, but sometimes when I have a lot of tasks to do, I can forget something like my keys.

2. What are the usual things that slip your mind and how often does it happen?
The usual thing that slip my mind is when my mother request me about search or buy something by internet.

3.What are some of the problems that arise from being forgetful?
Some of the problems that arise from being forgetful are having to come back to do things again and sometimes it is not possible like missing appointments.

4. Are there any benefits of being forgetful?
It is possible that the benefit of being forgetful is to be relaxed or not give enough importance to things

5. What do you do to in order to avoid forgetting important tasks and responsibilities?
To avoid forgetting important tasks and responsibilities, I use calendar, keep or checklists.

Those are interesting thoughts on being forgetful. Please do not forget to check these slight changes you can make to improve this sentence:

The usual thing that slip my mind is when my mother request me about search or buy something by internet.
> The usual thing that slip my mind is when my mother requests me to search or buy something on the internet.

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