Principle Five
Domestic Drift
Many objects do have a designated or customary place where they are kept. But the reality is that they aren’t always returned there. Instead, they are left wherever last used.
Such objects have undergone Domestic Drift. They could be anywhere in the house or out in the yard.
Relax. Get comfortable. Pour yourself a cup of coffee.
Now try to remember. Where were you last using that pliers, or tape measure, or fountain pen? Where did you last have it?
Because that’s precisely where it still may be.
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Any luck?
If so, skip ahead to “A Final Word.”
If not, give Principle Six a try.
