I use WhatsApp to send a note to Capacities when I have these random thoughts. I wrote about it in my article on ADHD capture mechanisms.
What I need is a way to capture those random important thoughts that pop up when I’m speaking to someone or in an important meeting or driving when you can’t just pull out something to write down or record your thoughts. Any ideas?
I have a smartwatch, that's connected to my phone. You can choose different watch clock faces. Many of the faces have the ability that you can have the recording app right on the face of the watch. So you literally can record in a split second as long as your watch is on your wrist. You tap one button, start talking and tap again when you're done. At the end of the day you can listen to the messages via your watch or on your phone.
Hi Sapna, my watch is a Samsung connected to an Android phone. My husband has an Apple watch/phone and it does something similar but not quite as smoothly. But that may be bkz he rarely uses recording so he really hasn't tried to find a more efficient way. ☺️
I have gotten pretty good about making notes in many of the situations that I would forget my thought. But I haven’t worked out what to do in the shower yet, where I can’t use my phone. Any ideas?
I've found it helps if I dwell on the thought/idea/whatever for longer than I would usually. As in 'hold that thought'. Let it root a bit. Not as watertight as digital methods but handy.
I removed the flashlight app from my iPhone’s lock screen and replaced it with the voice memo app.
Flashlight is still available in my control center, so it’s still a swipe/click away!
I use WhatsApp to send a note to Capacities when I have these random thoughts. I wrote about it in my article on ADHD capture mechanisms.
What I need is a way to capture those random important thoughts that pop up when I’m speaking to someone or in an important meeting or driving when you can’t just pull out something to write down or record your thoughts. Any ideas?
I have a smartwatch, that's connected to my phone. You can choose different watch clock faces. Many of the faces have the ability that you can have the recording app right on the face of the watch. So you literally can record in a split second as long as your watch is on your wrist. You tap one button, start talking and tap again when you're done. At the end of the day you can listen to the messages via your watch or on your phone.
Ooh - is it an Apple Watch? I have one, and feel like I'm underutilizing its capabilities. I'm going to try to set this up. Thank you!!
Hi Sapna, my watch is a Samsung connected to an Android phone. My husband has an Apple watch/phone and it does something similar but not quite as smoothly. But that may be bkz he rarely uses recording so he really hasn't tried to find a more efficient way. ☺️
I have gotten pretty good about making notes in many of the situations that I would forget my thought. But I haven’t worked out what to do in the shower yet, where I can’t use my phone. Any ideas?
I've found it helps if I dwell on the thought/idea/whatever for longer than I would usually. As in 'hold that thought'. Let it root a bit. Not as watertight as digital methods but handy.