It seems like there are about four different options
- Leave it unlocked all the time, even if you’re gone for a while
- Leave it unlocked all the time, except for when you leave the house for more than a few minutes
- Leave it unlocked when you’re home and locked when you’re not home (Maybe another option here for locking when you’re sleeping?)
- Leave it locked all the time
Personally I default to the latter because that’s how my idiosyncratic anxiety feels comfortable, even when I’ve lived somewhere where I would be able to hear people coming a mile off. But I know people who default to the first option even in a place where some of their neighbors default to the latter. A lot of it comes down to personal preference rather than environment, I suspect.
Personally I default to the latter because that’s how my idiosyncratic anxiety feels comfortable, even when I’ve lived somewhere where I would be able to hear people coming a mile off. But I know people who default to the first option even in a place where some of their neighbors default to the latter. A lot of it comes down to personal preference rather than environment, I suspect.