(TL;DR - got a simple watch that beeps on the hour, and it's almost subconsciously re-training my brain to *actually* keep track of time)
I'm working as a tailor right now (**highly** recommend for my sewing oriented peeps) - My work space in local a shop is still under construction, so I've been working from home. My studio space is in my basement, so I'm basically a cave troll 😅
Having total control over when I work, combined with almost no natural light, was making it a *nightmare* to keep track of the time, much less what day it even fucking is.
So, I got a super simple digital Casio watch. Had one as a kid and wore it for years, so I figured why not?
It has the day of the week, the date, the time - everything I need (plus water resistance, 5 alarms, a timer, and a stopwatch 🤷♀️). Admittedly, it's a little too big to comfortably wear on my wrist (my old one was smaller), so I just hang it from a belt loop.
**BUT** it also has a feature you can turn on so it beeps every hour. Not an alarm to turn off, not a reminder for anything - just a single, simple, quiet beep.
And I swear, it's like it's re-training my brain to tell how time works. I now know what an hour feels like. My fucking sleep schedule is normalizing. I'm getting consistent with what time I need to stop working. I can almost tell the time by intuition alone! It's insane. I *feel* insane!
But it's working???