When I’m doing chores around the house, I often think of something that needs to be done later, but which I’m not in a position to do right then. To remind myself, I will often move some related item into the “wrong” place, so that when I see it later, the out-of-place item will remind me of the task to be done.
For example, if I’m planning to make a backup of computer files to a portable external hard drive, I will put that hard drive on top of my mouse pad so that later, when I’m at the computer, I will remember to do the backup.
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