Re^2: [OT] General bad habits and characteristics (non programming).

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++, yep, uncomfortably close description of several of my characteristics.

I'd add

wanting to use time as efficiently as possible such that I'm nearly always 2-5 minutes late to meetings, yet can waste entire weeks doing nothing of importance

I hate making my own appointments for anything, but otherwise, phone calls aren't a problem for me.

I've noticed that the details are generally unimportant to me unless I need that knowledge for something in the IMMEDIATE future. ie within half an hour. Otherwise, I just think, "eh, I can always look up the details". This infuriates my wife, who insists that I just ignore everything she tells me. She's not too far off the mark there...

My eyes are drawn, irrevocably, to movement, my brain to general understanding. Turn on a TV near me, and you can forget about me getting anything else done. My wife uses the TV as background "noise", I can't funtion while it's on...

-Scott

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Re^3: [OT] General bad habits and characteristics (non programming). by techcode (Hermit) on Jun 24, 2005 at 22:12 UTC
I got an solution for your 'beeing late' problem. I simply shifted my clock(s) 5 minutes "into the future" :) If you need more time then shift it more :) Of course, since I know that I did that. It's not as good as if somebody else did it without my knowledge, but in all that rush not to be late - I dont think about it.	[reply]
Re^4: [OT] General bad habits and characteristics (non programming). by Nkuvu (Priest) on Jun 25, 2005 at 00:25 UTC
This works for me with my alarm clock. When I'm not fully conscious I don't remember that I've set the clock ahead, so I get up earlier than I would by setting the clock to the correct time.	[reply]

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