I'm still easily distracted, but not as forgetful as I was. Sometimes there doesn't even have to be anything specific I'm distracted by, I'll just wonder off in the middle of doing something, suddenly realise I'm in the kitchen, remember I was in the middle of typing, and go back to my room. I'm learning to be more conscious of my behaviours so that I can modify them, but there are still a few bugs in the code.

Im pretty sure all thats holding my brain together is bong resin...I forget everything

a bit of both

Forgetful is my middle name. I have you beat, I went to work with 2 different
color shoes. Good thing that I worked in the office that day. One day I could not find my car keys, they were in the fridge. How they got there ? I forget.

I have a attention span of 10-15 minutes on a good day. I forget anything I need to remember but can remember the smallest most useless information. Luckily, a therapy session lasts 30 minutes. I plan 3 eight minute activities per session.

Some of my retirees term it CRS or CRAFT.

Every time I leave my apartment. I have to stop and think if I have everything. I will get 5 min. down the road and I have a brain spasm and I either forgot my phone or a handkerchief. If I am going to the gym which I do 3X a week its my pass which I keep in my vehicle and when I come out sometimes forget to put it back into the console. If I stop off at the store on the way back I always buy something I didn't intend and sometimes forget what I need. I'm retired and when I was working I had to be up at 445 am and be out the door by 510 in order to catch the train. I had everything laid out the night before. I don't have to do that any more because I don't care. I need my handkerchief and my keys but I have a spare key in my wallet and can sniffle my way thru my walk. I don't like forgetting but I am not going to let it make me crazy. I've heard it, seen it and am part of it. Don't let it bother you. Just enjoy your moments to the fullest and the rest will get done some time or another. And when you find yourself getting annoyed then just smile and say "eh" This is also more prominent to those who live alone. Its one of the trade offs of not having someone to nag a you about this or that. Its great to know that no one is watching, or cares what you are wearing, or are going to eat.

Huh? What'd you say?

No, I think I have very early onset old timers, but it is only in conversations where we digress a bit that I get lost.

ADHD is a condition that requires care and organization, and often can be greatly helped with medication. Please consult a therapist and get your condition analyzed properly so the therapist can help you control your life much more effectively. My daughter AND her husband both suffer this condition, and have found great relief from organizational journals (those lists you mentioned) and their meds.

Well yes. It’s not a sign of intelligence though. I was the nerdy kid growing up. Not to brag, but I could remember Pi to 30 digits, that kind of thing. Classified as high IQ. In the past five years I went from perfect photographic memory to barely able to remember what happened 5 minutes ago. You have no idea how it feels to go from one extreme to the other in the course of 5 short years. Doctors call it early onset dementia. It’s actually my intelligence they keep telling me that has kept it from degrading more than it has.

I don’t know if that’s your case. Bit all of what you describe I experience. Don’t assume it has anything to do with intelligence. Talk to your doctor. There’s probably something else going on you aren’t aware of.

It's called being spacey and you bet I am. This site doesn't help one bit.

I'm like that... right down to the early mornings. I'm up by 4 every morning and straight to work. I always have at least a dozen projects going, and I smoke pot, so, yeah, things fall through the cracks of my mind.

Totally. With all of the marijuana and the depression from losing my son, I’m just not there like I used to be.

And you are just a young thing. You will do all right. Keep a note pad "Things to do."
Trust me dear it helps.
Ooooh! look at that shinny thing. Got to go.

The first thing I usually do when I walk into a room is think, "Why am I here?". That'll usually follow with me going back to where I was which will usually jog my memory so I can repeat the process.

What was that question again? Oh look, there's a new puppy... what did you say you wanted...