[Discussion] is there such a thing as Absent-minded professor syndrome?

I often forget things, and I often overlook people's feelings. I'm very goal-oriented but sometimes I am so goal-oriented that it seems to be self-destructive - I overlook things I shouldn't and especially people I shouldn't, and it comes back to bite me in the *ss.

I had an English teacher in High School who called me the absent-minded professor. I felt like it was accurate. I also had other teachers call me worse things but I guess what my English teacher called me stuck because it was the nicest way to describe my condition. Is this pattern of behavior something I can correct? Is there literature written on it? I would very much like to be more charismatic among my peers. More importantly, because I think this is a behavior passed down to me from my parents, I would like to break the cycle and pass down good, healthy behaviors to my children. How can I change? When I try, people tend to see me as just being deceitful. I want to love, but I feel like it's inevitable that people will hate me. I also am very entranced by interesting things but find it hard to focus on small (and perhaps boring) but integral tasks in my daily life. Can you guys help me?

Submitted February 13, 2017 at 05:52AM by throwawayeasypasswor http://ift.tt/2lErYR0