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I use the same passwords across almost all my accounts. I realise it's not secure but nearly everything that asks for a password doesn't need to be secured.

The few I use a different password for are gmail, steam, my bank and my work domain. Muscle memory kicks in quite quickly because they're all typed so often, so while I can't actually remember what my password is to say it, I can remember enough to start typing and the muscles take over.

I find when faced with a new password that just saying each character in my head as I type them helps memorize them.



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