Constantly losing things

[stlouie_lipp]

I realize that once I say this I will lose something....but I never lose anything. I once heard that the key to not losing things is to put them in the same place every time. That's what I do and it seems to work.

[jim]

I agree that the key to not losing things is to be consistent and put them in the same place every time. But, what I do despite 50 years of failure, is to convince myself that *THIS* time I won't forget that I put them in *that* place, instead of this place. Putting them in *that* place saves seconds, sometimes three or four.

[M1IRONMIKE]

i seldom lose things because as mentioned here in the thread previously the key is putting things in the same place every time. This of course leads to astronomical rage when something i know i put in its place is not there because others(my frigging kids usually) have used and put it elsewhere. At one time i had an enormous amount of tools. Now I am lucky if i can find a screwdriver when i need one. If i were to take a metal detector to my yard i am convinced I would find hundreds of tools buried.

[jim]

i seldom lose things because as mentioned here in the thread previously the key is putting things in the same place every time.

I must have rubbed off on you.

[ghostrunner]

I realize that once I say this I will lose something....but I never lose anything. I once heard that the key to not losing things is to put them in the same place every time. That's what I do and it seems to work.

I agree this works, but how does one remember to put them in that place? The problem, I'm pretty sure, is an inability to multitask. I'm unable to keep more than a few things in my head at once. If my wife gives me a verbal list of things she'd like me to do, I'm likely to forget everything past the third item, or thereabouts. At work it's easier because I've got a computer reminding me what to do. There's probably a way to force myself to go in my house when I get home and do one "task" at a time, though that gets tougher with kids too. What happens when I get in the door now is I have to put my bag down, get the kid or kids in the hose, disable the alarm, take off my coat and shoes, etc.... Somewhere in there I have likely put my keys or wallet down without even thinking about it, and moved on. The keys may well stay in my hand until I get upstairs and I don't even realize I still have them. One day I may remember to take my wallet out, another I'll realize the next morning its in yesterday's pants.

Going back to my list of tools from before, the obvious solution is to just have a small tool box that I put the specific tools for that job into, but sometimes I get cocky and think I can wing it. Or I don't realize that I need it until it's too late. I have to have systems, but I either forget to use the system or I simply refuse to use it because I hate systems, and I hate that I need systems.

I'm a goddamn mess is the thing.

[Smith Corks One]

i seldom lose things because as mentioned here in the thread previously the key is putting things in the same place every time.

I must have rubbed off on you.

Ewwww

[stlouie_lipp]

I realize that once I say this I will lose something....but I never lose anything. I once heard that the key to not losing things is to put them in the same place every time. That's what I do and it seems to work.

I agree this works, but how does one remember to put them in that place?

Just do it enough until it become habit.

[ghostrunner]

I realize that once I say this I will lose something....but I never lose anything. I once heard that the key to not losing things is to put them in the same place every time. That's what I do and it seems to work.

I agree this works, but how does one remember to put them in that place?

Just do it enough until it become habit.

That was mostly rhetorical. "Just do it" is where the problem is. I remember some things perfectly fine, but I seem to not have enough capacity.

[stlouie_lipp]

I realize that once I say this I will lose something....but I never lose anything. I once heard that the key to not losing things is to put them in the same place every time. That's what I do and it seems to work.

And....on cue, I paid for something today with my debit card and didn't put it in my money clip (read: binder clip) where it always goes. For some reason I put it in my shirt pocket. I changed cloths and needed it at a store where I was retuning something and it wasn't there. I freaked out that I lost it, but luckily remembered where I placed it and it was still there in my dress shirt that was still in my car.

[DarbyGloss]

i seldom lose things because as mentioned here in the thread previously the key is putting things in the same place every time. This of course leads to astronomical rage when something i know i put in its place is not there because others(my frigging kids usually) have used and put it elsewhere. At one time i had an enormous amount of tools. Now I am lucky if i can find a screwdriver when i need one. If i were to take a metal detector to my yard i am convinced I would find hundreds of tools buried.

You sure you can find hundreds of tools buried? Funny guy. Even Many metal detecting fan could not hundreds of tool. Metal detecting is not so easy.