- When I order online at Chipotle, and then I go pick it up and it isn't ready yet. -During Chipotle’s busy hours, they often forget to fulfill online orders and instead they prioritize the people who are in line.
2. I go to pick up a Study Edge packet and the parking lot is full.
-The parking lot for study edge can only hold about 3 cars.
3. Coming back from class to see that my roommate has left a mess.
-My roommate is also busy and doesn’t have time to clean up right after everything he does.
4.Trying to park my car and somebody parked over the line.
-The person is either not very good at parking or is inconsiderate.
-Cell phones are often the cause of people not paying attention while on the road.
6. I always hold the door for people who are behind me and it bugs me when they don't say “Thank you.”
-People are either distracted and don't think to show gratitude, or don't think that it is an act that warrants a “thank you”.
7. I get annoyed at myself when I let myself get unorganized.
-At the time I tell myself that I will put something back where it belongs ‘later’, however, I forget to put said item back and I let various things accumulate on my desk due to laziness.
8. When I make plans with people and they cancel at the last minute.
-The person most likely forgot about the plans and had obligations to something else. 9. When people aren’t on time for meetings.
-Most likely if it is a formal meeting, then the person had other obligations that kept them longer than expected.
10. I tend to lose my train of thought when I am telling a story and somebody interrupts me.
-I start to focus on what the other person is saying as opposed to keeping my
own though in my head.
11. The parking lot next to me has a few spots that are “reserved” but are almost never occupied.
-The spots are occupied for people who need to show up every once in awhile, but for important matters. 12. My roommate usually sleeps through his alarm and it goes off for awhile.
-My roommate is a heavy sleeper.
13. Some people at the library carry on loud conversations with their peers and it makes it difficult to study.
-While around their friends, people can forget that they are in a library, and start
to engage in conversations that aren't appropriate for the library.
14. When it takes too long for the water from the sink to warm up.
-Living in a fraternity house with lots of people, there is a lot of water being used and the water must travel a lot to reach the sinks throughout the house.
15. When people use things of mine without asking.
-Some people forget to ask for permission. 16. During rush hour, when people think that they can make it across the intersection and instead they cause gridlock.
-With all the traffic, drivers get greedy in order to avoid waiting at another light.
17. People usually wait for me to ask for the money I loan them, as opposed to being adamant about paying me back.
-Most likely the person is taking a long time to collect the money that they owe me.
18. Professors sometimes go over the allotted time for the class, which can make me late for my next class.
-The professor was caught up in discussing topics that they did not plan on or
had crucial information that had to be told to us that day regardless of the time.
19. People that click their pens throughout lecture.
-The person may have anxiety and clicking the pen is a nervous tick.
20. During group projects, sometimes people contribute less than what is required of them.
-The person is either incapable of completing their part of the project, or they are not confident enough in their work to contribute what is necessary.
Reflection
The first 5-10 bugs were easy to discover. As I went throughout my day, I jotted down little things that happened that bugged me. Once I got through these, I had to look closer at the behavior of others around me to determine more bugs. It was fairly difficult to discover the rest of the bugs, because I did not consciously realize what annoyed me. Instead of ignoring these little things, I had to look at them closely and determine what the bug was.
Andrew,
ReplyDeleteYour Idea of writing down things that bugged you as you went about your day was a smart idea. I found that trying to come up with 20 things that bugged me on the spot was something that took forever. While It was easy to come up with things that annoyed me, it was alot harder to explain why and how i could fix this bug. Great post! I related alot.