Finally switched to a password manager after 3 hours of resetting logins

I used to think password managers were overkill. Then last Tuesday I spent three full hours clicking 'forgot password' on 14 different accounts because I couldn't remember which variation of my usual password I used. It was a bank, my email, a streaming service, even my work login. That time sink finally convinced me to try Bitwarden. I got it set up in maybe 20 minutes and now I just let it generate random strings. Has anyone else had a moment where a single frustrating experience pushed them over the edge into better security habits?

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the_wendy1mo ago

Oh yeah, the 'forgot password' loop is brutal.

sanchez.mary1mo ago

Forget it, the loop just proves they care about protecting your account.

the_rowan1mo ago

Isn't that how a lot of things are these days... you have to jump through all these hoops just to prove you're not a robot? Makes you wonder if we're the ones being trained to follow the rules instead of the other way around. Sometimes the simplest request turns into a whole system designed to keep you from doing what you wanted in the first place.