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[–] P00ptart@lemmy.world 26 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Check that my keys are in my hand when I lock the car. Then immediately panic and check again as soon as I drop them in my pocket.

[–] kubica@fedia.io 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

And the day I forget the paranoid checks is the day I forgot them, fucking hell.

[–] cazssiew@lemmy.world 4 points 21 hours ago

There's a lesson there though: the checks don't help, it's your general level of alertness that makes the difference.

Not that being aware of that will in any way convince your brain to stop checking.