Bug List

Bug list

1. When I lose the top of the Tupperware container

Why- the tops and bottoms of the Tupperware are separate so they are easily to misplace

2. Roommates not doing the dishes

why- my roommate is busy or lazy and doesn’t clean her dishes after she uses them

3. When I burn my tongue because the coffee is too hot

why- I’m in a hurry so I cant wait for the coffee to cool before drinking it

4. When my computer is being slow before an assignment deadline

why- my computer is about five years old and runs slowly sometimes

5. When people drive with their bright lights on and don’t turn them off

why- people forget or don’t notice that their brights are on and temporarily blind you while driving

6. Waiting in the sun for the cross walk to change

why- there is no shade at the crosswalk so I have to stand in the sun and sweat while I wait to walk across the street

7. When I scratch a record and then cant play it on my record player

why- records are easy to scratch but then they don’t play correctly and are ruined

8. when I spill something on my clothes

why- I’m in a hurry or wasn’t paying attention, and I don’t have time to change it so then I have to wear stained clothes in public

9. Having to find the matching pair for each sock after doing laundry

why- socks don’t stay together in a pair, so I have to find the matching one each time I do laundry

10. when my roommate cooks fish and it makes the apartment smell bad

why- my roommate loves fish and cooks it often but doesn’t notice the smell

11. stepping in a puddle when I’m wearing sandals

why- I didn’t notice the puddle or I was in a hurry, and my shoes were open-toe so now my feet are wet

12. when my phone screen cracks

why- I dropped my phone or it fell and the screen is made of glass so it can crack easily

13. when I cant find my car in a parking lot

why- I don’t remember where I parked my car or I cant see it so then I wander around the parking lot setting off the car alarm until I find it

14. when the self checkout line is too long

why- self checkout is supposed to be fast, but people take too long or have too many items or don’t know how to work the machines

15. when I cant charge my phone

why- the outlets are too far away from where I need to be, and the phone charger isn’t long enough

16. when my zipper gets stuck

why- there is too much material on the sides of the zipper or I pull it too quickly and the fabric gets stuck

17. when my shower drains too slowly

why- I have long hair so it clogs the drain over time until the water can’t leave as quickly

18. when people don’t flush the toilet

why- people are in a hurry or lazy and they don’t flush the toilet in public

19.  when a public restroom is out of toilet paper

why- there is not an extra supply in the bathroom and no one has come to replace it yet

20. produce expiring quickly

why- produce is perishable and has a short term shelf life, and I am too busy to cook all the time so often it will expire before I was able to use it

Reflection
I had some difficulty in the beginning of the list thinking of things that bug me in my day to day life. Of course things bug me every day, but I do not actively think about them or why they exist. This exercise really pushed me to think differently about those small annoyances. I realized that the majority of the things that bug me are caused by either myself or other people being busy or lazy. These kinds of things affect almost everyone at some point, and the reason "why" could probably be avoided by paying a little more attention in our daily lives. Once I started noticing the kinds of things that bother me, it was easier to realize them and then listing them was not as hard. I can see how thinking about the world in this way lends itself to problem solving. When I realized the reason why something annoying happens, I almost automatically tried to think of how to fix it. This is why identifying a problem is the first step.