Have Keys Will Travel
Make sure you have the necessities before leaving the office.
Avoid the embarrassment of having to call home, a neighbor or beg a ride with a fellow train-rider by making sure you have certain necessities before leaving the office, like your car and house keys. I had to pick up my father a couple of times from the train station because he left his keys in the office. The two miles to pick him up wasn’t a big deal. At the time I was using a train station 15 miles a way. That sort of call home wouldn’t have gone over particularly well.
Certain things (books, coats, lunch boxes, etc) that won't be earth shattering if you leave them behind for the day, but there are others that will be a serious inconvenience. So before leaving the office, make sure you have:
- your keys,
- your wallet, and
- your cellphone.
It's also a good idea to make sure you have your train pass, but if you have your wallet that problem can be resolved if necessary.
To make it easy to keep these things on you, try keeping these items in your jacket (in the winter you won't be running out without that) or in your pocket. I also try to keep anything I need to take home in obvious sight so that it's harder to forget things. When I’m running for the door, if it’s not in plain sight, I’m probably going to forget it.
Posted: February 7, 2007 (Permlink to this Tip)
Posted in Carrying Stuff , Save Time
Tags: embarrassment , forgetting , keys , necessities , remembering
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