Is it normal that whenever I try to do things I end up not doing them?

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This happens to me too. It's not that I'm incapable of concentrating, because sometimes I'll get completely lost in something, but that's rare. More often than not I'll get frustrated and have to either force myself through it or move onto something else, usually something more passive and less requiring of brain power, like the internet. This is a terrible habit.

I heard something on the radio once about how the internet and technology in general is shortening our attention spans, and it made sense. At any one time I will have four or more tabs open and be flipping back and forth across them in the middle of reading things, and at the very least that's hardly an exercise in focusing. When less than five seconds after you've conceived of a question you can have the answer right there in front of you, and you're used to that, it's almost strange to have to sit there and ponder over a sentence in a book.

Which is sad, because not being able to focus tends to sap the meaning and potential for enjoyment out of things. And it seems that we're wasting more time than we're saving by having all this available. Or maybe I should speak for myself. I am wasting more time than I'm saving.

I could never forget a lunch sitting in front of me, though!

I tend to re-read paragraphs multiple times sometimes...

Sounds like you have a distraction problem. Although I don't think problem is the right word. More like, something you dislike.

Try to focus more.

i wouldn't say its normal... but it may be?

I'm no psychiatrist or anything, but I would suppose this to be ADD. I have the same thing, it takes practice and just concentration. I sometimes, more often than not actually, have to re read or re watch something to know the full idea. :-/

I suggest u to put some note pads right in front of ur face