32 Things You Will Regret Not Double-Checking

Home

• Making sure you turned the stove off.
• Making sure there is toilet paper around before going number two.
• Locking the front door.
• Unplugging your hair appliances.
• Making sure lights, heater, TV, and A/C are off when you leave.
• Rereading the recipe while you're making a dish.

Fun

• Saving before you quit a game.
• Ensuring you have your credit card when you leave a bar.
• Looking at your social calendar before you make plans.
• Seeing who you are texting or IMing when venting or sharing secrets with friends and family.

General

• Zipping up your fly.
• Checking the backseat of a car before you leave.
• Making sure you have your keys.
• Seeing if your electronics are fully charged.
• Making sure your wallet is with you all the time.
• Making sure you haven't forgotten your phone.
• Making sure your phone is silent during certain occasions — interview, movie, etc.
• Locking your car.
• Setting your alarm on your phone.

Personal finance

• Filling out tax forms and doing calculations.
• Keeping up with receipts and bills.

School

• Checking both sides of the paper during a test.

Travel

• Checking your travel documents before you leave for vacation.
• Making sure your chargers are with you.
• Checking your hotel room on the day of checkout.
• Looking over dates and cities before you book a ticket.
• Checking inside the airplane seat pocket.

Work

• Looking over important emails before you send them off.
• Making sure you are not replying all.
• Looking at your to-do list.
• Looking at who you are texting or IMing when venting at work.
• Saving the document before you close it.