In most cases, if not in all of them, we always forget a very crucial item when we pack for travel. But this is not because we have bad memory or are very unorganized.
It’s simply an unwritten rule: you have to forget something. And that something usually is very important for your stay in a different city or country.
So in order to make myself remember essential items I developed two very simple, but helpful packing techniques.
The first technique is very easy, but you need to be very attentive. Go to the one end of your house, and start walking to the other one. Remember that you should walk really slowly. While walking look around, look at every single thing you pass by and think for a second: “Will I need it?”
If the answer is yes, then don’t hesitate and take it with you.
This technique requires visual work. You should consider all the personal things you have in your house that you use daily.
The point of this packing technique is that you don’t forget the items you constantly need. When they are in your house, you don’t think of them, but when you are hundreds of miles away, you wish you took them with you.
The next technique is my favorite one. First of all find out what you are going to do exactly where you’re going, what the hotel will provide you with and what not. Then sit in front of a paper and start writing down the plan of each day. Keep in mind to be very detailed.
After this step, concentrate on each activity and imagine it with every single attribute. For example, you are going to a sandy beach resort. Imagine that you are already on the beach. What will you need? You’ll probably need something to put up your hair with to have an even tan on your shoulders or spare batteries in case your camera dies but you really have to take a picture. This will remind you to take some hair bands and spare batteries.
This last technique always comes out better than the first one, but that’s only because I enjoy the process of imagining my future vacation.
You might want to try these techniques to help you reduce the number of things you forget. But remember that the “tradition” of forgetting something is usually unavoidable. Just make sure it’s something unimportant.
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