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nomnamless
Every time I leave the house I have to watch the garage door closed. I then say out loud "Okay it's closed" and then drive away Even then, as I'm leaving, I'll still look at my mirror to check that the garage door is closed
Yasashii93
If you want to remember that you locked the door turn around 360 after locking it or make some sort of gesture that you don’t normally do.
Works similarly to the weird noise thing but if you don’t want to make weird noises in the corridor of an apartment building it’s a more stealthy method.
BecauseImSparklesBitch
I had to buy one that automatically shuts off if not touched for a while. Because I’m irresponsible.
miked854
You guys ever notice wizards never have curly hair?
nosnowyno
This works for everyone, no neurodivergence required!
TheDaharMaster
I make stupid noises at everything tho
CobainsSarcoma
if i make a list and then completely ignore it, did i still make a list?
erinaceus
when i lock my car i always stop and look at the keys in my hand and recite, keys in the hand. that way i dont lock em inside
chackstar
I swear when I lock the front door for the very same reason.
OperatorWay
Every time I make up a new associative sticky-memory routine to help me remember that I did indeed do a different routine thing, that new sticky-memory routine loses its stickiness because it too becomes too routine to stand out as memorable... so the double/triple/quadruple re-verifying cycle continues.
johnspeck2
No. If you do this daily, you then mix the memories and still doubt yourself.
SpaceForGold
#1 yup. I say “door secure” when I lock a door for the night so I don’t go back and check after getting snug in bed.
Sorrontis
Fuck yeah, I'll be UwUing all day long
SpaceForGold
The og post so you can see the replies there. https://x.com/dollyqwe1/status/2034253212753224088?s=46
Heisanevilgenius
You can usually remember doing something if you say it out loud. I remember when I played Among Us I would always say out loud the names of other crew members I passed by so during the emergency meeting I would remember who was with me. Useful for narrowing down who the impostor is when you're crew, and useful as an alibi if you're an impostor.
Tengenstein
A lot of being neurodivergent and dealing with life is managing your own brain. Have to get a 5AM train thats a 20 minute walk away in the sleeping rain, don't keep coffee or milk in the house. Only way to get the caffiene fix is that pokey little coffee shack. Guess we're walking...
MarcUK
I think this is the same technique that the Japanese train drivers use. The move their hands and say stuff to re-enforce in their head the track signals they see.
YpsilantiRomani
I do this when I have to count out things so I'll say the number out loud so I remember how many I did
SpaceForGold
Also a good idea when taking painkillers is to say the time out loud. That way when it’s mid afternoon and you need to take more you can remember how long it’s been.
YpsilantiRomani
Oh I don't fuck around with medications I'll break the time down and how many I took at each time on a notepad.
PantsAreForTheWeek
I di this for all sorts of safety things. A noise, or just announcing what I'm doing, Makes it stand out that you did the thing.
HotSauceNCereal
Whenever I have to remember to do something the next day and Im too lazy to write it down, I'll place something on a table or night stand that I normally don't keep there. When I wake up and see it I wonder what is this doing here and remember. It's a simple and highly effective trigger. Example, taking my library card and placing it on top of my wallet.
SwilcO
Same as the old 'tie a string around your finger' technique. But then: "ah, I was supposed to remember something...I wonder what it was..."
Neurisko
We have spots in the house that are only for "to do" items. Need to take something downstairs, upstairs, mail to take care of, etc., they go in those specific places.
FiftyShadesOfTiramisu
Same. When I need to charge my toothbrush, but I don't want to leave it on the charger over night since that's not great for the battery, I put it on my nightstand. On top of my phone so I'm forced to pick it up when the alarm goes off. And then I knock it down instead in my semi-awake stupor and it lands on the cat who is waiting for food and I have to throw out a perfectly good brush head.
Utecr
I realize I do this. Yeah, I'll do a thing and instantly forget if I've done it, but I can feel my vocal chords have done a silly "Brwooip" noise when I did The Thing, which means The Thing was done.
I dunno if it'll help anyone else, but I stumbled upon this independently and it helps. It's not foolproof, but it's helpful.
cousteau
I just talk to myself to remind myself of what I'm doing. My internal brain wiring is a hot mess so I easily lose track of what I'm doing but I have a very good auditive memory so I can "play back" stuff I've just heard. Basically info can travel faster through the air than through my brain :( So yeah, saying out loud "I'm closing and locking the door on my way out" helps remember.
ShimmerinStrider
*In Leela's voice* HI YAH!
ApsychicRat
i looked into the japanese phrase cuz im learning japanese and i was curious. its not really as cool when i learn its just a thing they do for safty on work sites (and some might do it at home as well). its kinda like yelling "hot pan" in a kitchen when moving a hot pan around.
ialoneambest
In every kitchen, of every restaurant I ever worked in, about once a shift, some guy carrying a hot pot would say: “Hot stuff! So’s THE POT!”
wheresthetone
Exactly how I heard it
lonosham
Standing up I make a sound, does that count?
Nathanyel
Standing up, sitting down, bending down, literally any physical activity...
blahblahbushes
If you then remember that you stood up, then it totally works.
OmnibusLatinName
It needs to be vocal, not body Rice Crispies. :)
kevbot5000
What if it's both?
OmnibusLatinName
I do often grunt when I bend to tie my shoes so there's that :)
aChungusAmongUs
That’s some made up shit… about the Japanese term, right?
Colopty
It's one of those linguistic fantasies that pervade the self help field.
NewCrobuzonCitizen
Not really. Its "point and call". But not "make stupid sound".
Vter3
I looked it up on Wikipedia and it took me to this article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pointing_and_calling "Pointing and calling is a method in occupational safety for avoiding mistakes by pointing at important indicators and verbally calling out their status. It is especially common on Japanese railways, where it is referred to as shisa kanko..."
OnlyWantToSayOneThing
Used in nuclear power, X:"Switch to phase B" Y:"I have switched to phase B" X:"You have switched to phase B"
KaminM
I do this all the time. "I locked my car doors" I say to no one so I don't have to wonder later if I locked my car doors. Same thing with "I took my meds this morning". I once doubled up my ADHD meds before I started doing this and let me tell you, I wanted to fight God that day. If I had consumed any caffeine I might have met him.
cousteau
Cows! 👉 🐄
FiftyShadesOfTiramisu
JackIsLacking
Considering google states it means "pointing and cLling" and that it is related to the massive gestures used in railyards.... maybe? No clue, it could be a colloquialism, maybe?
mrsdowneyjr
This is what I started doing in my car to make sure I'm in the right gear
EnvelopeOfDoom9000
I know a guy who knows a guy who's an amphibious plane pilot. On approach for a water landing, he would say out loud "This is a WATER landing. I am landing on WATER. Wheels UP." and for land "This is a LAND landing. I am landing on LAND. Wheels DOWN."
Every single time, no matter who was with him or if he was alone in the plane.
As a great man once said, "Always make to yell out what you're doing so that your fireteam partner knows the condition and ready state of the system you're operating."
JackIsLacking
Calling. Pointing and calling. Stupid phone is always willing to correct fuck to duck, but I mess up calling and it suddenly gets too fucking stupid to correct it...