Amateur Golfer, Amateur Sneakerhead, Expert Enthusiast

While I do not possess true obsessive compulsive behaviors, I do from time to time exhibit quite a lot of OCD-like tendencies. Most of my tendencies have started from when I was a young child; I would organize and sort my toy cars by size and color, and I would always have some sort of organizational pattern as to which car I would play with next. My hobbies now have progressed beyond toy cars; when I first started to play golf, my OCD tendencies would manifest themselves once again. As a newcomer to the world of golf back in the eighth grade, I would be constantly frustrated by my lack of understanding and inability to hit the ball well. Thus, my practice routines were rather methodical in the hopes of improving rapidly. I usually hit a bucket of balls: I would dedicate a certain number of balls for each club, making sure each club was used equally. Then, I would finish up practice on the putting green, and I would have to hit a certain number of putts before I was satisfied. Granted, I may not approach practice the same way now as I did then, but it sure was an indication of some of my OCD tendencies.

Lately, a huge OCD tendency of mine revolves around my iPhone. All of my apps have to be sorted by category in their respective folders, and they must not be on the first home screen. I usually only have two home screens: the first one is all of the stock Apple apps that I use frequently (such as calendar, calculator, maps, clock, etc). The second home screen would consist of all the folders of my extra apps. The folders must always be in the same location; I tried moving some icons around before, and only minutes later, I would revert back to the original layout. I just don’t feel right seeing them in different spots. Occasionally, I would move all my games to the third home screen. Strangely, this doesn’t bother me in the least.

Also, all of the music on my iPhone are labeled to the dot and contain their respective album art. This way, I can use Cover Flow to decide what I want to listen to. I typically only allow myself to have 1 or 2 singles; currently, they are Dr. Dre’s I Need a Doctor and Rebecca Black’s Friday (yes, I know. I will remove it very soon). The rest of the songs are all albums. This attention to detail started back in high school when I received my first mp3 player as a gift. I wanted all my songs nicely labeled and organized, and I would spend hours renaming and sorting everything. As I keep saying to myself, I suppose some things just never change.

I love seeing the album art.