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Re: How to avoid losing items? Holding pens

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I have a copy of little kit several places: It contains: - sharpie - pen: https://amazon.com/dp/B005Y0T8C2 - postit full-stick notes pad - cutter of all: https://amazon.com/dp/B000VYOISU - opener of all the things: https://amazon.com/dp/B0017DGTSG - diagonal cutter - any decent, but I like klein: https://amazon.com/dp/B0000302W8 at first I questioned myself duplicating stuff. Was I being a hoarder? But honestly, it h…

that diagonal cutter seems a strange choice to me. Care to say more on why that particular item? You already have a pair of scisors and a cutter in there... In my EDC case / kit(s) I tend to add a pair of grippy pliers instead of cutting pliers - think Knipex Cobra or the Knipex parallel pliers for grabbing / tightening stuff.

I just gradually added that one in - the scissors don't really cut wires or zip ties.

the other "cutter" is just a very good letter opener

You may be right, I use it much less frequently (but when I do use it, it is the right tool).

Re: How to avoid losing items? Holding pens

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Getting Things Done’s “In-Tray” but for real life items. As for take-off points, I use the doorway of every room I’m currently in… seems counterintuitive, but by dumping things in a doorway, you’re deliberately making it annoying to leave the room, so when you do need to leave the room, pick it up and either pack it away right now or dump it in /that/ room’s In-Tray. So each room effectively has an In-Tray and an Out…

You underestimate my brain's super human ability to justify leaving that stuff right where it is until "later" which actually means never but for some reason I accept it lol. Oddly enough, this only applies to things that I personally leave in stupid places. If I work on my PC or server hardware at the dining room table I will end up with random components/tools/hardware left there after I finish and my brain will te…

> So under your system I'd end up with all my stuff in my house's doorways

I see you've already been to my place

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