I’ve always had a weird mental process when I can’t find something. The moment I genuinely give up looking and decide to make do with something else or get a new one or whatever, I’ll turn and look directly at the thing - usually within a second or two of making that decision. This happens so often, I believe it’s a mental process where part of me knows where the item is all along, but doesn’t let the informtion rise to the surface because that part of me is enjoying the search. Then when I get sick of looking and sincerely decide to stop, it means the game is over and I’m allowed to know where the thing is. Not a psychologist but I wonder if there’s a clinical term for this.