Playing over confidently and forgetting to defend

Hi, recently I've been averaging about 22 games at only one time, and i have found that I can not keep up.

I start off well, even be a piece up, but than the over confidence sets in, and I lose myself.  I forget what tactics I'm playing and I forget to defend.  I have lost two games recently like this, and I am about to lose another two at least.  I think what is not helping is that I am playing mostly on my android phone, screen is too small.

I am trying to slowly to get the games down to at least 10 at any time, it is more managable

Out of interest, how many games are people averaging at any given time???

I try to keep it to around 10, but that never works out.  I'll reach a point where it's not my move in any of my games, and I'll sign up for team matches or register for tournaments.  Then all those games will start at once, and I'll be playing 40 at a time.

What happens to me is that I'll make a move in a certain game, with a definite plan in mind, but by the time it's my move again, I'll have forgotten what my plan was, and I'll make a stupid mistake.

Haha, I do the same thing.  10 is very managable.

But like you, i got a little too enthusiastic, and entered a tourney and 5 games started at once, then all the team matches with 2 simultaneous games  started, and then i cant make out what i was planning for what game. 

I'm going to finish out my current tournament/team games before signing up for any more.  When it gets to the point that I'm only making moves to avoid being timed out, that's when I'm playing too many...

I hear you, im in the same boat.  I have to cut back but it is so tempting sometimes, and i think, whats one more.

but then I find that it is my move on all my games and then I come to my senses