2A - Bug List Assignment

Bug List
1. People who walk slowly/leisurely.
WHY it exists: I tend to walk faster than most people, and it irritates me when I have to walk around slow walkers. I normally give myself an appropriate amount of time to walk to/from class, but I also enjoy getting places in an efficient manor.
2. People who drive the speed limit in the left lane.
WHY it exists: Some people think they have to stay in one lane or are scared to switch lanes when they see cars passing them. They either aren't paying attention to their surroundings or not noticing the flow of traffic in respect to the speed limit.
3. Parking on campus near Sorority Row.
WHY it exists: UF hasn't dedicated enough land to combat the parking issue on campus.
4. Having exams/tests at 8 pm at night instead of during class periods.
WHY it exists: In order to give students enough time for the exam, most exams are held from 8-10 pm. I still wonder why certain classes at are two or more blocks don't hold their exams during class.
5. Having too many groceries and being unable to carry them all inside in one trip.
WHY it exists: I buy too many groceries for one person to carry in one trip. I get lazy and don't want to have to walk out to the car again.
6. How many people are at South West Rec Gym between the hours of 4-8 p.m.
WHY it exists: Parking is lifted at 3:30 p.m. and many people come to campus after that time in order to work out.
7. The lines for the bars at mid town on Wednesday and Friday nights.
WHY it exists: Many bars have closed over the past year. In addition, most bouncers don't care about fake IDs, so a lot of under age people are able to get in to most bars.
8. When people take up a lot of space at the gym/take a lot of time on one machine.
WHY it exists: Some people don't recognize when there are others waiting for the space/machine they are using. Also, if someone is taking long rest periods or checking their phone between reps, it slows down the efficiency of their workout.
9. The size of parking spots in all UF parking garages.
WHY it exists: The people who designed the parking spots tried to maximize the amount of spaces in each garage.
10. People who smoke cigarettes around other non-smokers.
WHY it exists: These people must not pay attention to the warning signs and labels describing the dangerous side affects from cigarettes.
11. PhD students who teach courses offered at UF instead of professors.
WHY it exists: PhD Students need practical experience before they become real professors, so UF allows them to teach a relevant course in preparation for their career.
12. When my head phones get really tangled up after I pull them out of my backpack side pocket.
WHY it exists: This is probably my fault, because I don't roll them in a ball or take precautionary measures to make sure they don't end up tangled. They become tangled because there is a lot of other things (pens, keys, etc) in the pocket that become intertwined with the head phones as I walk.
13. People who drive really close behind my car.
WHY it exists: I am driving too slowly and they are passive aggressively trying to let me know, and/or they are trying to get me to speed up.
14. Solicitors.
WHY it exists: It's someone's job. They're just trying to make money. Unfortunately, no matter how many numbers I block, I am still on a list and receive calls from a number with my area code at least once a week.
15. Delays at the airport.
WHY it exists: Delayed plane arrival/departure due to flight deck operations, mechanical problems, crew members arriving late, etc.
16. Traffic around Gainesville between 3-7 p.m.
WHY it exists: Most people are getting off of work during this time, and children are getting out of school as well.
17. Group projects.
WHY it exists: Some teachers want collaboration on certain assignments, and some assignments are too large to do on your own.
18. When you can hear the music someone is listening to through their headphones.
WHY it exists: The quality of their headphones is poor, or they are listening to their music way too loudly.
19. When people try to make a huge profit selling their student football tickets.
WHY it exists: We're college students, and most of us don't have a steady income. People up the price of the ticket to make a profit off of what they paid.
20. When your food doesn't heat up evenly in the microwave.
WHY it exists: This happens because the radiation produced by the microwaves doesn't travel very far. The radiation waves only penetrate a limited amount, depending on the type of material (food) you're heating up.


This exercise was pretty difficult and took me a couple of days to finish. It was easy to think of a list of few things that came to mind, but after a while, I couldn't think of legitimate reasons why they bugged me or why they existed. It was interesting to think from an entrepreneurial perspective as to why the problems exist because I have never taken the time to do that before. Thinking of how I would solve the issues that bug me helped me reframe these annoyances in my mind, and next time they occur, maybe they won't bug me as much now that I have thought of the reasoning behind them.