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My watch has a timer. Whenever I have something to do in a short to medium amount of time, whether it's for me or someone else, I just set the timer to somethin
by anyfoo 2y ago
My watch has a timer. Whenever I have something to do in a short to medium amount of time, whether it's for me or someone else, I just set the timer to something appropriate. Doesn't have to be exact. I don't add a note.
For example, when my wife is going to bed and asks if I can put the laundry into the dryer when it's ready, I just set a timer for 30 minutes. When it doesn't matter much when something happens, I just set it to whatever I feel like.
If the laundry isn't done, or I just don't want to interrupt whatever I am doing, I repeat the timer (a single button press with my watch), or set a new, shorter one. Sometimes I "snooze" 5 times or more, maybe all evening.
But the invariable thing about it is: I never ever forget the thing I wanted to do when the timer goes off. And by setting the timer, I free up my mind until then.
- kayodelycaon 2y agoI need to try this. My iPhone lets me label timers and give them different sounds.
- anyfoo 2y agoThat is nice if you have a need for overlapping timers, but if you don’t, I wouldn’t complicate things to much. The good thing about is that it is very easy to set a timer. (A few touches on the watch, or just saying “timer for 45 minutes” to Siri.)
- genewitch 2y agomy watch is cheap and therefore menu driven. my android phone though has sets of timers for things i do weekly. For nearly everything else i use the oven timer, at least, when the power is on.
- Fire-Dragon-DoL 2y agoI tried this and proceeded to lose hours trying to figure out what I needed to remember. It's a horrible feeling, because I know I needed to remember it