‘I wear my Apple Watch every day, and this tool changed my entire routine.’

I’ve been wearing an Apple Watch for the better part of the last decade, but, like most users, I only use about 10% of the features loaded onto it. My colleague Dan highlighted 7 hidden Apple Watch features he swears by, but it turns out every day really is a school day, and I recently found this handy hack that has helped me feel more organized.

Did you know that you can set location-based reminders on your Apple Watch to help you remember to grab your keys before leaving the house, call your mom, or take out the trash as soon as you get home? Hopefully, I’m not the only one late to the party, so read on to find out how to use this handy feature if you don't know about it.

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It’s pretty simple to set up location-based reminders on your Apple Watch. If, like me, you have the memory of a goldfish, this simple Apple Watch hack is life-changing. Here’s how to do it:

If you find you no longer need a reminder, you can simply swipe left on it to delete it from the Reminder app on your Apple Watch. You can also tap on the reminder itself to mark it as complete — oddly satisfying if, like me, you love a to-do list.

Watch out, world, because my Apple Watch just made me more organized than ever before. Now, where did I leave my keys…

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