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by chias 3184 days ago
1. Linkedin, Yahoo, Disqus. Probably a few others for good measure.

2. Search for any combinations of john, garrison, and any other names I can determine by looking up your comment / post history here

3. Check the list of results to see which appear to be reasonably complex and of similar construction to determine which are likely yours. People with "good" passwords are very much in the minority, so this should be pretty straight-forward and mostly automatable.

4. Manually try to determine your scheme, which according to you is probably doable with this information.

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Not saying it'd get you for sure, but if your replacement of a password manager is hamstrung by knowledge of at most three of your previously used passwords, you're probably doing yourself a disservice.