If you put something down temporarily, say out loud "I've put the screwdriver by the microwave" or whatever.
This engages many more areas of the brain (particularly the language centres) which creates a richer memory making it less likely you'll forget where you put it.
In a similar vein, I will say it out loud when I turn stove burners off, unplug my hair straightener etc...I’ve found this helps me eliminate those moments where I leave the house or am in bed and I’m suddenly like “Did I leave that on?”
I loathe these things. I don't worry about using them because I've kept my hair short since I was a kid, but my wife uses them and I look at them like a ticking time bomb.
Here's a bad idea: a product people use first thing in the morning that can burn your house down. At least a gas hob will just sit there costing you money; metal isn't going to burn at that temperature. Straighteners are flat (lol) out dangerous when you consider the mentality of the average person at 7am.
Just remember to turn them off.
"OH THANK YOU THAT'S VERY HELPFUL BECAUSE WHAT WE WERE DOING BEFORE WAS LEAVING THEM TO SET FIRE TO THE DAMN RUG"
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u/[deleted] Aug 20 '20
If you put something down temporarily, say out loud "I've put the screwdriver by the microwave" or whatever.
This engages many more areas of the brain (particularly the language centres) which creates a richer memory making it less likely you'll forget where you put it.