Of course one might also mock people who hand the equivalent of a flamethrower to a near-toddler.

Alas, I must set the alarm only for a few crucial things, if it goes off to often I'll tune it out.

For important things I set an alarm on my phone. The tricky thing is getting the timing right: too early and I get distracted into doing something else, too late and I'll be late unless everything goes perfectly.

Gestern war ich einer der 2 Millionen.

Is that from Valerian&Laureline?