Hello and welcome to the sixth day of the June 30 days writing challenge. If you want to know all the details about this specific challenge, have a look at the introductory post. In short, I will be posting every day a short tip, or technique, or opinion, something that you can call a "life hack". Feel free to join the challenge and post your own life hacks. I will do my best to upvote each day at full strength (about $3 at the current STEEM price) 3 posts tagged #challenge30days (leaving a link to your posts in the comments will also help).

Put It In Front Of The Door

I consider myself a person with a relatively good memory. And yet, there are times when I forget even the simplest things. Not many times, but there are. Or, to be more precise, I should say: there were times when I was forgetting even the simplest things, because I'm rarely forgetting stuff anymore.

The most frequent situation in which I was forgetting stuff was in the morning. You know the drill: you have to take something, a piece of paper, the phone charger, or whatever, and, just when you're about to enter the office you realize you forgot it. Oh, the frustration! The clear image of that thing in your head, you even remember the place where you put it in your house, just that thing is not with you now, because, in the rush of the morning, you forgot about it.

So, one of the simplest, yet most effective life-hacks ever is to put the damn thing in front of the door, the evening before. If you know you have to take something with you in the morning, or do something important, don't write a note in your todo list, just put that thing in front of the door, or write it down on a post it and put the post it on the door. You won't miss it, I guarantee.

It may seem like a quick and dirty hack, created to solve a very specific problem. But if you do it consistently, if you create the habit of putting things in your way, so you simply can't avoid them in your future paths, something interesting will happen: you will become more proactive, more relaxed and less stressed. At least that's what happened to me since I started to use this, more than ten years ago.

I'm really curious to read about your life hack today. Leave a comment with a link to your post, if possible.

Previous Posts In The Challenge

• June 30 Days Writing Challenge - Life Hacks - Day Five: The Pomodoro Technique
• June 30 Days Writing Challenge - Life Hacks - Day Four: Keep A Clear Mind By Unloading Ideas Immediately
• June 30 Days Writing Challenge - Life Hacks - Day Three: Intermittent Fasting
• June 30 Days Writing Challenge - Life Hacks - Day Two: The "2 Minutes" Time Management Rule
• June 30 Days Writing Challenge - Life Hacks - Day One: Avoid Fighting With A Simple Visualization Technique
• Announcing The June 30 Days Writing Challenge - Life Hacks

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I'm a serial entrepreneur, blogger and ultrarunner. You can find me mainly on my blog at Dragos Roua where I write about productivity, business, relationships and running. Here on Steemit you may stay updated by following me @dragosroua.

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