How not to forget anything when you leave

It's best to pack your suitcase, even if it's small, the night before. Write down the essentials you'll need on a piece of paper. Always calculate the "downtime" needed for each trip.

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How not to forget anything when you leave

When you leave for a weekend or a long vacation, there's always the risk of wasting the pleasure of a trip because you forgot something at home. And the inconveniences can vary in severity , from minor to serious. The first category includes some classics: you're leaving without your usual medications, or you left your toiletry bag in the bathroom, complete with toothpaste, toothbrush, deodorant, perfume, and makeup. It's nothing serious; these are all items that won't be difficult to purchase where you're going. Much more complex, however, is the case of forgetting your passport and having to catch an international flight: it will be difficult, if not impossible, to make it, and you'll have to rearrange your departure, with all the associated inconveniences.

But how do you avoid the risk of forgetting something? There are small precautions you can follow for any type of trip or business trip, whether for pleasure or work.

  • Prepare your bag or suitcase the night before. You'll have more time and more calm to pack everything you need, and you won't be rushed to leave the house without your bags packed and complete.
  • When you pack clothes into your suitcase, Imagine getting dressed, starting with socks and moving on, one by one, to every single item of clothing you'll need during your trip. Before finally closing the suitcase Or your bag, do a quick final check, even just by looking if your bag is small. This organized, non-haphazard reconstruction will also help you avoid wasting space in your luggage with things you most likely won't wear.
  • Leave it in an area where no one in the house can get their hands on it A piece of paper with a list of the things you absolutely must bring with you: your computer, a cell phone charger, a book to read, your medicine, some documents and papers for work, your wallet, etc. The right place might be on the table where you have breakfast before going out, next to the cup for milk, tea, or coffee, or in a spot in the kitchen or living room where no one will move the piece of paper or the items you need to pack when you leave the house.
  • Don't leave items you absolutely must take with you lying around. Some in the jacket you wore the night before leaving, others prominently on the bedside table, and still others scattered around the house: you are unwittingly creating the conditions for forgetting something.
  • If you have calls to make or messages to send On the morning of your departure, do it after you've finished getting ready. Otherwise, you risk getting distracted, doing things with la rush, typical of “last minute” situations and capable of dragging you into the trap of forgetfulness.
  • A final check, At least mentally, before you head out of the house, it's not wasted time.
  • Always consider “downtime” in your mental organization of departure. You don't have to become a little robot, but just use common sense. If, for example, the train leaves at x time, to decide what time to leave the house, calculate the time needed to get to the station and from there to the platform (In large stations, it can take up to 10-15 minutes to reach the platforms on the sidewalks); get out of the taxi after paying the driver; get to the train station from the bus stop or subway you took; allow a reasonable amount of time (about a quarter of an hour) for possible inconveniences during the day. What does "downtime" have to do with the risk of forgetting something when you leave? Simple: once you miscalculate it, you might only realize it before leaving home, at the last minute, when you haven't even finished getting ready. And at that point, you'll be gripped by panic and stress, and leaving nothing you absolutely need behind becomes nearly impossible.

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