How To Find Something You Lost

Ever lose something and can't remember where you put it? Like a cell phone or keys? Well here somes ideas on how to find it again.
First, Check your immediate surroundings. Survey the room or rooms where the item might be. Don't go into depth, searching under a pile of clothes and inside pants' pockets. Instead, just look around to see if the item is in plain sight. Also, Look for the missing object where it's supposed to be, or where it can usually be found. If you lost your check card, then you should obviously check your wallet. If your keys are missing, then look in your door and car locks to make sure you didn't simply forget them. Sometimes things are just where you left them.
If you still can't find it after you did the others, then Search for the missing object in depth. If you have a messy residence, this may require some time. Make sure to be thorough. Most people have the same daily routine, which will narrow things down a bit. Eliminate places that the item is very unlikely to be (such as keys in the oven) to save time. You probably thought of several possible places, gave a cursory check of the first few, and by the time you got to the end of your list were getting worried and looking more carefully. Go back and look carefully in those more likely places too.
Still can't find it? Think back to the last time and place you used the missing object. Did you take it to work or to a friend's house? Were you recently at a restaurant or on the city bus? When did you use the object last? Retracing your steps may lead to the object. These things usually happen when we are on auto-pilot and get distracted. Maybe someone was cleaning up and moved your item. Where might they have put it?
If still lost, consider getting a new one or replica of keys. If not too important, give it time. A lot of the time your missing objects will randomly show up.