"oh a great idea . I must write it done" ten hrs later"what great idea?"
@Hatley (163776)
Garden Grove, California
November 13, 2011 8:25pm CST
This morning I had a great idea for making a discussion. but I did not
write it down. Spent most of day responding to others discussions then tonight thought yeah I will make that discussion. So I sat here and pondered and scratched my head, drank some water and thought"what the heck was that great idea? something that was bothering me? no thats not it. something about rain forests or extinct animals,no that ones been done. Okay what was it self? Self" I have not the foggiest idea hatley. did you not right it done? Hatley: no I did not.Your take have you ever had a really great idea for a discussion that was so good you just knew you would not forget it? and then when you finally got around to it,the idea was gone, not there. sob. boohoo.your take fellow mylotters.
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@celticeagle (168126)
• Boise, Idaho
14 Nov 11
I do this all the time. I will finally turn off the PC and get all comfy in my fluffy and soft blankey. THere is no way I am coming out of the warmth to write down an idea so I lose alot of them. I will get them in the car too and nothing to write them down on. Oh well.
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@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
14 Nov 11
hicelticeagle OH I am yawning as I did not sleep well last night
but if I lie down now I will not have much of a nap. I tried to
resurrect it last night by responding to other's discussions but I think I was just too tired to think straight so I never did really remember 
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@celticeagle (168126)
• Boise, Idaho
14 Nov 11
Since my doctor added another medication to my regime I have been sleeping alot more than usual. And not being on here as much. I have gotten behind due to the extra sleep and the things going on on the site lately.
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@MaryLynn321 (2680)
• United States
14 Nov 11
Yes Hatley, Plenty of time I have thought of something for a discussion when I am away from the computer. I think I mentioned that to you in one of the discussions, that I am going to have to keep a notepad with me to jot things down, so I will have them when I get back to myLot.
I find it very difficult to just sit here and start discussions.
Your not the only one that forgets, I think alot of us do.
Have a wonderful week. Hugs
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@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
14 Nov 11
hi MaryLynn I do remember it was triggered by something in a discussion but not the topic at all, something about the user's
wording . I love to play around with words and often think oh
my just one wrong first letter in my discussion and it makes complete nonsense of the whole sentence. but the real topic for my discussion just disappeared when I sat down a few minutes ago to write it down finally.So I am digging out the new note book I
bought as its just the right size to be on my desk . I always keep a pen there too.
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@MaryLynn321 (2680)
• United States
14 Nov 11
I know what you mean Hatley. I will be watching something on TV or see something on the internet that will give me an idea of what to put down for a discussion, or to write about on the other site where I post recipes and articles I write.
I do find that having a notebook and pen handy definitely helps too.
Have a wonderful day.
Hugs
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@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
14 Nov 11
i come up with them daily but dont feel like doing it right away or else i have some problem i cant deal with like my eye for 2 weeks i could barely see anything. 
now its better but dont like to over do the discussion thing so will probably put one or 2 up soon. and yes, most every day i forget one i was going to do. 
@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
14 Nov 11
havent been here much. mostly because of an eye infection. but im better now so will likely be on more. 
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@jazel_juan (15746)
• Philippines
14 Nov 11
Bunny how are you? have not seen you these past few days, hope you are fine.
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@ljbinkop (744)
• United States
14 Nov 11
Oh, Hatley, I feel your pain! I have in the past many time thought of a great discussion idea only to go to the computer a short time later and not have a clue what I was going to write! I find the best thing to do in these situations it to post to another discussion and then I will rember later why I was at MY LOT in the forst place and return to my original thought process.
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@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
14 Nov 11
hi ljbinkop It seems like at times we cannot hold onto two seoarate ideas and for some reason, the other idea I had made my discussion
idea just vanish completely
. I know it was something to do with how the simple error of the wrong first letter of a word can make a big difference but the key idea was gone. So I should have gone back to just responding and maybe the idea would return to me.
. I know it was something to do with how the simple error of the wrong first letter of a word can make a big difference but the key idea was gone. So I should have gone back to just responding and maybe the idea would return to me.
@surekharathi (14146)
• India
14 Nov 11
Madam I think this is happening with everybody because I read yesterday a discussion she cant remember which discussion should start now I also facing this problem because my all funny incident are end haha....
so not topic for start and I am responding more than starting discussion.
so not topic for start and I am responding more than starting discussion. 3 people like this
@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
14 Nov 11
you never laughing woman as you have a young, sharp mind, but alas my old memory does not remember as quickly as I would
like.I know it had something to do with misspelling
but what I did not remember at all. sad but maybe
'I will remember it in the middle of tonight. ollol.
ollol.
@PointlessQuestions (15397)
• United States
14 Nov 11
Hi Harley! I have to share that my forgetter is getting better AND better! I told my daughter what I wanted her to get at the grocery store. Tonight she said she was going and u didn't even know what I wanted this morning. Thank God she remember. I would not remember my name if I was really nervous. I forget a lot. I've been tested for Alzheimers disease and I'm clear of that.
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@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
14 Nov 11
hi pointlessquestions and bagarad yes some medications do make you forgetful,hope thats my excuse as I was so sure I would remember the
idea and i did not.also I even managed to make and not catch a typo in the title of this discussion. Write it done should have been
write down. how embarrassing in the title of one's discussion.
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@PointlessQuestions (15397)
• United States
14 Nov 11
Don't feel bad Hatley... I forget EVERYTHING! I have to make a note of everything I need to remember or I WON'T remember. It's not meds doing it to me... part of it may be depression... but I just know my forgetter just keeps getting better all the time.. I have even forgotten my address before when asked for it.
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@jazel_juan (15746)
• Philippines
14 Nov 11
i had that experience Hatley, i would be like at work or at the mall or at home and then this idea would enter my mind but i wouldn't bother writing it down..then when i am on mylot, i forgot all about it! 3 people like this
@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
14 Nov 11
hi jazel__juan I think we all must get that at times
'and perhaps its mixed in with all out thoughts on things
we have to do offline and somehow when we can do it
our brilliant idea for a great discussion get lost in all the things we must remember to do of line I think. This is my second as the first one just flew off. so now am copying it to the clipboard i had a bad night without much sleep so am lying down now for a couple of hours. i
@JenInTN (27514)
• United States
14 Nov 11
lol..yes..it happens alot. When I first started here I had a million ideas for discussions and I actually did start to write things down some. They are little fewer and further between now so I'm not in the habit of writing them. I just figure I'll remember them..I don't. Maybe it will come back to you soon.
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@pergammano (7682)
• Canada
14 Nov 11
That's from sniffing to much wallpaper glue...at your "stripper" party, JEN!!!1 person likes this
@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
15 Nov 11
hi pergammano and Jen oh yeah the wallpaper glue will do it every time lol with me it was two bills I had not expected and trying to figure out how to pay them and our med nurse told me to just make monthly payments instead of bankrupting myself so thats stress is lessened and now I can mylot with a lot of other stuff on my mind.
@picjim (3002)
• India
14 Nov 11
I too have had that experience.We get these bright ideas at the most unusual times and places where we can't jot them down for future reference.Our busy schedule makes us forget them and a good topic for discussion is lost.I think its best we have a hand held mobile which can immediately connects to the net whereby such good topics for discussion can immediately put on the net.
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@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
14 Nov 11
hi yes that would work b ut don't they cost a bit, and
I am not very well off right now. but I am now wondering
if my son has something like that I could borrow
occasionally. I do know it has something to do with
words and how just changing the first letter in a word
could cause problems but there was a key and thats what
I do not remember. lol I think I was at breakfast here at
Dold crest this morning when I got my bright idea. lol
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@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
14 Nov 11
hi saphy me too as I do not do that many and I like to make them really count.If I do another one that same day it always feels like it is second best to the lost idea. lol.People are so funny
the way we perceive things.
things.
@zralte (4178)
• India
14 Nov 11
Been there, done that, got the T-shirt, etc.etc.
Sometimes it's not even a full day, all it takes is about 5-10 minutes. I'll be thinking, 'what was I thinking that would have made a great discussion on myLot?'
I usually console myself with 'If it's important enough, it will come back to me' - Except of course, by the time the idea rolled around again, either it has lost it's shine or I'm no longer in the mood to write it down.
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@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
15 Nov 11
hi zralte yes indeedthere is a bunch of us it seems. I should have written it down as it had to do with some fun things about how a letter changed in a word can really wreck things. but how I was going to put it together and what the key sentence was have escaped me for sure.with me sometimes it comes back and some one has just done the same thing or too close.but I remember at the time thinking I had not seen a discussion on that topic. well I will remember again maybe.
@jujunme (2501)
• United States
14 Nov 11
Hi FriendYes it happens to me quite often, and the same thing happens when i wake up form a dream.
if i have a bad dream i can remember it in detail,but,if its a nice one,the minute i wake up it's totally forgotten.
Both are very frustrating and more time is taken trying to remember what you wanted to say than the time it would take to post a new discussion.i really think the mind has a way of playing tricks on us, so unfair
Yes it happens to me quite often, and the same thing happens when i wake up form a dream.
if i have a bad dream i can remember it in detail,but,if its a nice one,the minute i wake up it's totally forgotten.
Both are very frustrating and more time is taken trying to remember what you wanted to say than the time it would take to post a new discussion.i really think the mind has a way of playing tricks on us, so unfair 3 people like this
@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
14 Nov 11
hi jujunme yes sitting here trying to remember when If I had any other ideas I could have written a different one. I do remember it had something to do with the way just a change in the first letter
of a word can changed things but I had a key idea on how to write it and that just flew off. well maybe I can resurrect it later. lol
@changjiangzhibin89 (16784)
• China
14 Nov 11
It frequently happens to me .I liked to write for some magazines ,etc. before,I mean writing in chinese.It was my habit to work out in my mind before writing.However,when I started to write,many ideas slipped my mind .To my shame ,I am only 62.
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@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
15 Nov 11
he he chang I am 85 tomorrow wow. but usually my memory is pretty good as I am the go to for my room mate who is in the midst of
Alzheimer Disease.Yes I do the same, work it out in my mind then
write and edit it before posting the discussion. I love to write wonder if I could write articles for magazines.
to write wonder if I could write articles for magazines.@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
26 Nov 11
hi chang yes I guess I anm but there are some in their 70s here too.
@changjiangzhibin89 (16784)
• China
15 Nov 11
Even though you are the advanced age of 85,but still hale and hearty as well as clear thinking.I guess you are the oldest mylotter here.
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@ravisivan (14079)
• India
14 Nov 11
Yes. I have also experienced similar situation. An idea thought to be very good by me for starting a discussion--after a few hours --appears to be silly and not worth it. I dropped posting those discussions. Luckily I have not forgotten fully the topic
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@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
14 Nov 11
w[em]blink[/emravisivan lost my whole comment okay copy paste.grrrrrrrrrrr
sometimes what you think is silly turns out to be what we think is
a great discussion of yours. I do remember it has something to do
with words and with spelling and making something different from what you wanted, but the key idea I just do not remember. maybe
another time.
[em]blink[/emravisivan lost my whole comment okay copy paste.grrrrrrrrrrr
sometimes what you think is silly turns out to be what we think is
a great discussion of yours. I do remember it has something to do
with words and with spelling and making something different from what you wanted, but the key idea I just do not remember. maybe
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@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
15 Nov 11
oh wow Elicbxn thats a great idea emailing igt to yourself
I have got a new pad and a pen so am all set for some great
ideas to sneak in if they will.I ate some cookies supposedly
not supposed to raise your blood sugar but they did, hate that
feeling as i am not as alert and do not type as error free when
I run high.
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@zandi458 (28102)
• Malaysia
14 Nov 11
Procrastination is the reason why great ideas don't materialize on screen. I always have in mind that there is tomorrow to type it out but my tomorrow is endless and by the time I have the mood to type, I have forgotten everything and I ended up responding to discussions instead.
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@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
15 Nov 11
hi zandi I have forgotten what my husband used to tell me, tomorrow never comes, do it today as that way you do not lose your great
ideas.another thing I hate is when I go to write a comment or response and zip just as I type the last line its gone. I always feel that the one that disappeared is better than the one I rewrote and copied, maybe not but I always think the original was best. there are times when I can hit undo and save my lost post.
@jaiho2009 (39141)
• Philippines
14 Nov 11
dear Hatley,
Whenever I had something in mind to post, I want to post it right away or else it will surely goes and after sometime I don't feel like posting it anymore, but post another topic.
have a great day always ma'm
@yspmyl (3435)
• Malaysia
14 Nov 11
Hi Hatley,
I think that happen to me too many time until I couldn't count how many time actually I forgotten the great discussion ideas that I had before. Ideas can come in anytime, and I even think what to write and how to put up the title, but the next day, I tried to recall back, it was totally gone from my brain. There are also many times where I tried to write it down in a small note book but later I was too lazy to do that anymore, and now I will just let it be, I will just do it if I can remember, or else, just reply to others discussion.
Ideas can come in anytime, and I even think what to write and how to put up the title, but the next day, I tried to recall back, it was totally gone from my brain. There are also many times where I tried to write it down in a small note book but later I was too lazy to do that anymore, and now I will just let it be, I will just do it if I can remember, or else, just reply to others discussion. @Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
15 Nov 11
hi yspmyl I think a lot of us have the same problem then i see some users post fifteen discussions in that many minutes and how the heck can they do it. It takes me a while to think of a great idea and a while to write it. I want it to be quality writing so'
others can read, and respond, and really understand what I am
talking about. I have to remember all are not English speakers and
not use huge words that might not translate into other languages.
@thatgirl13 (7294)
• South Korea
14 Nov 11
Oh yes this has happened to me couple of times in the past. First of all, I have really hard time thinking of what to start and so I seldom start any discussions. So when I lose an idea I get mad lol. I have had this before so these days whenever an idea pops in, I write it down immediately, be it in a notepad or my phone anywhere lol I hope you do write it down from the next time too
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@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
15 Nov 11
hi thatgirl 13 I am all set now with a new notepad and an extra pen that works. I too do not do a lot of discussions as i like to comment back and need time to do that. I do too many then its hard to keep up on the comments and its not fair to posters not to comment back on responses.I will be prepared next time.
next time.
@Rosa26 (2618)
• United States
14 Nov 11
Oh yes it happens to me too, sometimes I am in the street and I see something interesting that I would like to discuss here but by the time I get home I don't try to remember and can't do it.
Now what I try to do is have a pencil write notes about the theme or send me myself a text messege remembering me about the new discussion.
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@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
15 Nov 11
hi Rosa it just does not stay at times when you really think oh I will remember that. if you are under stress in your off line world'then its sure to slip your mind,I know it had something'
to do with how one misplaced first letter in a word changes
everything but still there was a special key sentence but I
had and cannot remember it.so need that
pad and a pencil or pen. Do like a Girl scout be prepared.
