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I've always been confused by people talking about losing things like keys/wallet a lot. I take them out of my pockets and put them on a flat surface when I get

I've always been confused by people talking about losing things like keys/wallet a lot. I take them out of my pockets and put them on a flat surface when I get home which means they are always in one of like 4 different places tops, but in two of them the vast majority of the time (dining table or desk). Surely there are natural places those things end up?

RobertRoberts 7y ago
We have a similar technique, I put my stuff in the same place all the time. But only because I was sick of misplacing them for many years. I think there are a lot of people that don't have tendencies towards systems/self rules to solve issues like this, so they casually smash through life care free and forget where they put their keys "this time". (based on many people I know)
- dragonsngoblins 7y ago
  It isn't a system I developed to remember though, it is just... I put them somewhere sensible where they won't fall behind something or scratch anything etc. My keys are often in different places, it is just that the list of "sensible" places isn't very large so if I have forgotten checking them all takes practically no time EDIT: I should say not a system I developed consciously, I do have ADD so my habit of putting things in sensible places generally might be an adaption to that, though if so it happened before I even had keys to lose
  - RobertRoberts 7y ago
    We may be mincing words, but when I say "system" I mean "I decided to try and only place my keys in reasonable places, always... and these 4 are the most reasonable." Where other people may have made no considerations at all where they put stuff.
    - dragonsngoblins 7y ago
      I feel like "System" is a bit of an extreme term. "Sensible" also means natural. Like, either they go on the kitchen counter, the dining table, or my desk, or occasionally the arms of the couch usually because those are the places that have space to put things like phone/keys/etc when I empty my pockets. The only considerations are: Is the place convenient (read nearby when I'm likely to be putting things down)? Are they a flat and stable surface? That's it. I feel like if people don't make those sorts of considerations surely they are just dropping shit on the floor
boring_twenties 7y ago
> I take them out of my pockets and put them on a flat surface when I get home which means they are always in one of like 4 different places tops Must be nice :)

RobertRoberts 7y ago

We have a similar technique, I put my stuff in the same place all the time. But only because I was sick of misplacing them for many years. I think there are a lot of people that don't have tendencies towards systems/self rules to solve issues like this, so they casually smash through life care free and forget where they put their keys "this time". (based on many people I know)

dragonsngoblins 7y ago
It isn't a system I developed to remember though, it is just... I put them somewhere sensible where they won't fall behind something or scratch anything etc. My keys are often in different places, it is just that the list of "sensible" places isn't very large so if I have forgotten checking them all takes practically no time EDIT: I should say not a system I developed consciously, I do have ADD so my habit of putting things in sensible places generally might be an adaption to that, though if so it happened before I even had keys to lose
- RobertRoberts 7y ago
  We may be mincing words, but when I say "system" I mean "I decided to try and only place my keys in reasonable places, always... and these 4 are the most reasonable." Where other people may have made no considerations at all where they put stuff.
  - dragonsngoblins 7y ago
    I feel like "System" is a bit of an extreme term. "Sensible" also means natural. Like, either they go on the kitchen counter, the dining table, or my desk, or occasionally the arms of the couch usually because those are the places that have space to put things like phone/keys/etc when I empty my pockets. The only considerations are: Is the place convenient (read nearby when I'm likely to be putting things down)? Are they a flat and stable surface? That's it. I feel like if people don't make those sorts of considerations surely they are just dropping shit on the floor

boring_twenties 7y ago

> I take them out of my pockets and put them on a flat surface when I get home which means they are always in one of like 4 different places tops Must be nice :)