No you won't "definitely won't forget this time"
FUCK I put a snack in the freezer like... 5 days ago? And completely forgot about it until now
This will happen again I can't fetch it right now
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I've been using the "kitchen timer" function on my microwave non-stop since I found it
My ex. Never me. I'd drink soda warm before id risk it bursting.
My ADHD absolutely can't handle that clean up.
I've learned the hard way (multiple times) that if beverage goes into freezer a timer of one hour MUST be set on my phone or smart speaker, because I gaslighted myself into believing it's illegal to put drinks in the freezer and if someone finds out I'll be arrested.
This is genius!!
Now try something in the oven.
YES, A TIMER IS NECESSARY!
B and C. Nothing should be on Facebook.
So many exploded cans and bottles in my youth but also the magic when you got it and your coke was in slushie form and then you added booze.
Chefs kiss
Get a drink with more alcohol in it. It will survive longer
Roughly 1 degree below 0°C per degree (percent) of alcohol is the rule of thumb I was taught
Know thyself and set a timer. I don't allow myself to do stuff like that without setting an alarm.
I have graduated to even screwing up my timers. Now the timer doesn't get silenced until the thing it is timing gets accomplished. Unless I'm distracted and fail to use that rule, then it's back to square one of course.
Edit: whoops, two people already said basically this. Guess I'll leave it
I usually press the "+1 minute" button and then the "pause" button. That way it stays in the tray of my phone and I'm too OCD to not get rid of it as soon as possible. Then of course you have to adhere to the rule of only removing the timer once you did what you set the timer for...
Use alarms and snooze them instead giving you 10 min until it rimgs again. Repeat until task is done
But then don't you have to set it to a precise time on the clock each time you use it, rather than "30 min in the future", for example? The issue for me is timers that I set often, like while cooking. Seems like a minor annoyance maybe but I use them while cooking and entertaining especially, AKA having my attention severely split already lol, additional complexity is to be avoided
I love when my timer goes off and I have no memory of setting it. Which critically important thing am I forgetting now?
Rule 1: set timers Rule 2: name ‘em
Beep, beep, beep,
Beep, beep, beep,
What's that for, again?
Better turn it off
"Why does it smell burnt? I am sure I set a timer!"
20 minutes later: silences timer because I’m too focused on something else.
2 days later: … crap.
"Guess I'm re-washing that load of laundry."