Read the instructions all the way through before making attempts to follow them. I was working on a soldering project with a vacuum tube-mount and the instructions said "Solder the coil and vacuum tube-mount... ...the vacuum tube-mount can only go in one way so be sure to install it on the reverse side of the pcb"

I tore off 5 out of the 14 traces trying to desolder that one component.

When I open the oven door, I know there will be hot air hitting my face so I'll wait for like 2 seconds..

After 3 seconds I think, Okay, no hot air, anymore so I move in to get the dish and than the hot air hits my face... Everytime!

How to spell rhythm.

Having a normal conversation.

I am always letting dishes pile up. I tell myself I'll wash the dishes I made today that evening or I'll just load the dishwasher instead. Long story short, I am always spending hours washes dishes for no reason.

I'll never learn to spell the word "medieval" without spell check.

Turning on the power supply after building a computer. Gets me every time and i spend a few moments panicking before i figure it out.

BTW, the spiciness is only really a problem if you rinse with hot water. Use cold and you'll be fine

Edit: also, dont use the sprayer, and lower pressure.

Source: gassed out my parents kitchen after making salsa with scorpion peppers and filled the whole damn pot with damn near boiling water. It lingered in the air for fucking DAYS. Sinuses were really damn clear though so that was nice

Leaving my wet towel somewhere it doesnt belong after a shower. I am a lot better than I used to be but I still forget it regularly.

the balance between authenticity and following social expectations. you're supposed to learn through osmosis, the values fluctuate based on a wide variety of circumstances, and nobody can have a conversation about it without pretending like there are no rules.

so I keep erring on the side of authenticity. mostly.

going on lemmy when I got stuff to do

Checking my trousers for handkerchiefs. So. Much. Chaos.

Letting batteries drain too far:

• In phones where it's hard to replace and old laptops where it's hard to source a replacement
• In AA/AAA-powered devices where a dead battery will evolve hydrogen gas and eventually break its seal, causing a leak

Also, I really should be buying Lithium AA/AAA cells now that I have so few devices that need them, but I keep buying a pack of alkalines each year. Ni-MH voltage falls just a tad short.

Misplacing my house keys. I always swear I will start putting them “always in the same place”, but i never do, and it’s been now some decades I have my own house keys, that I scramble to find them every time I get out the door.

Chopping spicy peppers without gloves and without taking off my contact first.

As you can imagine taking off contacts with spicy hands is hell!

Being sober damnit