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Posted by surprisetalk 10/22/2024

Order and orient the keys on your keychain(practicalbetterments.com)
67 points | 76 commentspage 3
kmac_ 10/27/2024|
Just have one key for all the locks at home (master key) and no keys for cars (use a contactless key and start/stop button instead).
DeathArrow 10/27/2024||
I order the keys in the same direction because I like order.

If you want to find a particular key fast, I doubt having them order helps.

krunck 10/27/2024||
My keychain has one key. On a driving day I clip on a car key. Simplicity always wins.
synecdoche 10/27/2024|
Yes, small carabiners with keyrings for different purposes that get attached to the main ring when needed. And an airtag on the main ring.
tennisflyi 10/26/2024||
My order is frequency based
sqeaky 10/22/2024||
The website is interesting. Lots of little hacks for things that range from useless to "I've never thought about this and it can actually improve things". A lot of stuff about locks and keys

I really like their simple point that some seconds are more valuable than others but that is in a different article.

I don't eternal utility with their ordering of keys, but I think it makes sense for a lot o them. And some people may never considered not having you their keys with the teeth all face in the same direction it just saves so much time and effort. I figure out how to hold one key and then I can just rotate till I get the one I need. I only have like five keys so I don't need any more organization

tofflos 10/27/2024||
This article is wrong on so many levels! Or, you know, the author is optimizing for something else than what I am optimizing for. ;-)

> "House, car, work scenario"

To provide some context know that I live in a place where I've never even seen a car key that is intended to be placed on a key chain and where all offices have access cards.

So my key chain has only the house key. My other keys, which I almost never use, hang in a key cabinet with labels. No unnecessary weight to carry around, no ordering and orientation problems, great for keeping track of which key goes where.

Hope that helps! :)

nickdothutton 10/26/2024||
I thought I was the only one.
aappleby 10/26/2024||
...what kind of savage _doesn't_ already do this?
6510 10/27/2024||
grind cuts in them to make them unique.
grahamj 10/26/2024|
I remember carrying keys, but I don’t miss it.
alexfoo 10/26/2024||
I live in an apartment in London.

In daily/weekly use:

2 x Outer front door keys (shared with apartment above) - one Yale type, one deadbolt type 2 x Apartment front door keys- one Yale type, one deadbolt 1 x Bicycle storage key 2 x Bicycle lock keys

Monthly use is another 5 keys (2 more keys for other bicycle storage plus 2 more bicycle locks, shed door lock)

Even less frequently (but more than yearly) there are another 5 more keys that I’ll need to use.

Keyless would be great but it is pretty impossible right now.

Looking at my key ring I have keys oriented in the same direction and the similar looking keys have plastic “hats” that match the colour of the doors/locks they open.

mxuribe 10/26/2024||
At the risk of prying - which i don't mean to - how does your home, vehicle (if you have one), and other physical closed locations in your life not have a physical lock that requires a key? I'm fascinated to learn! :-)
add-sub-mul-div 10/26/2024|||
I nearly always enter my house through the attached garage, that door has no lock. I keep a single key (with no ring) for my front door in my wallet and it's not inconvenient being buried in there because I don't use it often.
cyberax 10/26/2024||||
Vehicle: keyless wireless fobs are pretty common these days. Teslas also can just use your phone to unlock/start.

Home: biometric and/or combination locks.

grahamj 10/27/2024|||
Tesla, thumbprint/keypad locks on exterior doors and garage door opener. And prox card for work.

No wallet either fwiw!