Have you ever forgot your cell phone or your wallet at home? Have you ever left an important document at home sitting on your desk or night stand because you were reviewing it before the next day? Or have you ever left your lunch in the fridge because you were late and rushed out of the house?
What if I told you that with a few basic tips you would NEVER forget anything? Don’t laugh, until you try it. 
It takes practice, but you can learn how to keep yourself from forgetting anything. So long as you have some basic disciplines to keep in mind, you won’t ever forget something and regret it for the day.
When I say ‘disciplines’, I mean the minute you remember that you need to do something you should be active and prepare yourself to remember. You should discipline yourself to act the minute you remember you need to do something.
Here are my tips in remembering things:
- The Unusual Indicator: Often we forget things because as we are rushing out of the house we lose sight of important things because those things tend to blend in with your everyday clutter. Try and use something out of the ordinary as a ‘marker’ that you are forgetting something. Sometimes, I use a coat hanger or a roll of toilet paper and put it on top of my wallet so that I try to figure out what I am forgetting before I leave.
- Duplicates: If you can, you should try and have TWO of everything. I had to buy another laptop charger and a cell phone charger because I was tired of bringing my one charger in and out of the house. I would forget about them as I left the house and I would have to carefully use my laptop so that it would last the entire day. Or, try printing out another copy of that document you need tomorrow. It won’t hurt if you had two, and it might help you more if you did something other than forget it at home.
- Do it when you remember! This is key. If you even THINK about forgetting something important, you should do something RIGHT at that moment that will help you remember. This is the key to not forgetting, is doing something for yourself the minute you remember, rather than trying to remember to remember later.
- Things you don’t forget, you won’t forget. Since we are creatures of routine, try and put all your important things together. If you have a place to put your house keys, wallet, and cell phone then you won’t have trouble putting all your important things in the same area of your important things. For example, if you need to use a certain key to open up the door before you leave every morning, try and place the things you forget next to those keys.
- Pack! This is for guys (because girls already have/use one). Invest in a briefcase or a messenger bag. You can throw all your stuff in there and you won’t forget them. If it’s big enough, you can put your important thing in there too.
- Scan. This is your last resort. It is the easiest thing to do, but it can be as hard as remembering to not forget. Before you leave the house, take an additional 30 seconds and scan a few rooms before you leave. This will help you remember to close a window, lock the door, feed the dog, and look for things you might have forgotten.
Well, I am sorry I couldn’t be more elaborate in the way I explain my methodologies when I try not to forget things, but I’ll remind myself to do a follow up post.
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