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Remember a timer! (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/adhd@lemmy.dbzer0.com
 

No you won't "definitely won't forget this time"

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[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 33 minutes ago

I've been using the "kitchen timer" function on my microwave non-stop since I found it

[–] gila@lemm.ee 2 points 8 hours ago

I'll remember because by the time I put it in there I'm close to dying of thirst, but still won't drink something at room temp. So forgetting and then remembering my crippling dehydration is generally a pretty good egg timer for it

[–] nilclass@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Get a drink with more alcohol in it. It will survive longer

[–] Sylvartas@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 12 hours ago

Roughly 1 degree below 0°C per degree (percent) of alcohol is the rule of thumb I was taught

[–] UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 27 points 23 hours ago
[–] Sekoia@lemmy.blahaj.zone 37 points 1 day ago (2 children)

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

[–] billwashere@lemmy.world 2 points 9 hours ago

I’ve forgotten about thin mints in the freezer for so long that I had purchased another pack the next Girl Scout cookie season and only found them when I put newly purchased package in the freezer.

[–] SirHery@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Jo when you home buddy? Set a timer.

[–] figaro@lemdro.id 2 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

This. I put protein shakes in the freezer bc they taste better the colder they are. They aren't good though if you freeze them then let them thaw, so it's a pretty high risk game. I try to remember to set a 30 minute timer on my phone whenever I do it.

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[–] TDCN@feddit.dk 17 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

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.

[–] billwashere@lemmy.world 2 points 9 hours ago

This is genius!!

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[–] arandomthought@sh.itjust.works 84 points 1 day ago (7 children)

Know thyself and set a timer. I don't allow myself to do stuff like that without setting an alarm.

[–] whostosay@lemmy.world 28 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Beep, beep, beep,

Beep, beep, beep,

What's that for, again?

Better turn it off

I’m gonna turn it off now, and get to it right away. Where does the burn smell come from?

[–] MisterFrog@lemmy.world 5 points 19 hours ago

MultiTimer for Android and iOS: Set as many labelled timers as you like.

Android (not sure about iOS) you can also label your native alarm app alarms.

Can recommend 👍👍

[–] django@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 1 day ago

"Why does it smell burnt? I am sure I set a timer!"

[–] d00ery@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago* (last edited 22 hours ago) (2 children)

"Hey Google, set a 20 min reminder*, 'drinks in the freezer'"

20 mins later Google will notify "Brinks the breezer" but hopefully that's enough to remind me.

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[–] hayes_@sh.itjust.works 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)

20 minutes later: silences timer because I’m too focused on something else.

2 days later: … crap.

[–] MelodiousFunk@slrpnk.net 12 points 1 day ago (2 children)

"Guess I'm re-washing that load of laundry."

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[–] Benjaben@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (6 children)

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

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[–] slampisko@lemmy.world 2 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Yep! My fridge has a one-tap 30-min timer specifically for drinks in the freezer (you can also then adjust the time with more taps). Needless to say, it is one of the most used functions of my fridge (☞゚ヮ゚)☞

[–] arandomthought@sh.itjust.works 1 points 15 hours ago

Don't know wheter it is a "smart fridge" but that's one smart fridge!

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[–] Sabata11792@ani.social 12 points 1 day ago

Bomb has been planted.

[–] peoplebeproblems@midwest.social 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)

My ex. Never me. I'd drink soda warm before id risk it bursting.

My ADHD absolutely can't handle that clean up.

[–] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 3 points 23 hours ago

If you get lucky it supercools before freezing and the shock of the vessel breaching is enough to freeze the rest of it mid-explosion. The one time I've had a bottle burst (luckily the cap gave way first), that happened and I was left with a bottle with frozen liquid holding the cap a few cm above the bottle and minimal dripping.

[–] HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com 3 points 19 hours ago

get a wife. you leave one drink to long in the freezer a few dozen times and they never let you live it down.

[–] the_artic_one@programming.dev 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It's even faster to put it in ice water and the worst that can happen if you forget about it is your drink gets warm again.

[–] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 5 points 23 hours ago

Add salt to the ice water so it melts colder and it will cool your drink faster.

[–] TheAlbatross@lemmy.blahaj.zone 24 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You mean my roommate wasn't trying to make beer slushy all over the freezer daily?

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[–] Wiz@midwest.social 18 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Now try something in the oven.

YES, A TIMER IS NECESSARY!

Me: I'm gonna season and dry the wok for a few minutes while I do the dishes.

does dishes

walks out of room.

air quality alert from filter goes off saying bad air quality.

Shit the wok!

[–] BenLeMan@lemmy.world 2 points 23 hours ago

Good thing my oven has an integrated timer. In fact, it won't work without setting the timer. Never thought about how much grief that must have saved me already.

[–] AreaKode@lemmy.world 22 points 1 day ago (1 children)

That's why I always set a 1 hour timer. Or I will definitely forget.

[–] CaptDust@sh.itjust.works 23 points 1 day ago (6 children)

Sometimes I set a timer and when it chimes I've already forget what it was for lol

[–] dustyData@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago

On most smartphones you can give titles to timers.

instinctively silences timer without addressing what the timer was for

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[–] SaintWacko@slrpnk.net 17 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] Telorand@reddthat.com 8 points 1 day ago

B and C. Nothing should be on Facebook.

[–] whoisearth@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

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

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[–] mdurell@lemmy.world 2 points 20 hours ago

I'm in this picture and I don't like it.

[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

Obviously it won't work for cold drinks, but for warm drinks, I got my wife a few of these:

https://www.amazon.com/Ember-Temperature-Control-1-5-hr-Battery/dp/B0BHBTQB3X

She still forgets her drinks, but now when she finds them, they've usually maintained the desired temperature.

[–] Chef_Boyardee@lemm.ee 3 points 1 day ago

I have timers/alarms for everything. At least one hundred.

[–] AgentGrimstone@lemmy.world 2 points 22 hours ago

I didn't forget but I put it all the way in the back to speed up the process and ended up with a slushy

[–] 108@lemmy.world 1 points 20 hours ago
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