Last night I went to sleep with some form of realization like "I need to do this, I should write it down before I forget", but I didn't write it down, and today I'm blanking out on it completely.
@Gargron backups. did you make backups.
@Gargron but did ~I~ make backups? *panics* 
@Gargron This, but I was on an airplane and I thought “Nah, it’s so important that I will _have_ to remember it."
@Gargron oh god! That happens to me everyday! Not even kidding D:
@Gargron I understand the feeling, but now I do write down all my ideas.
@Gargron You need to get a cat? Alt. another cat?
@tragicmtg I don't just think about cats all day. Only most of the day
@Gargron Fair, also that would have been an easy one to remember I feel
@Gargron I am trying to follow what David Allen says in GTD: if it takes you less than 2 mins to do something, better do it immediately. That applies to writing stuff down I would forget later on. I don't always manage to keep everything on paper/phone/etc, but the 2 mins threshold is a good start.
@Gargron Happens to me every time. Whenever my wife verbally gives me a honey-do list, I'm like, "You're gonna have to give me the tasks one at a time, giving me each one once I finish a different one, or wait until I get something to write this down because once I start on the first task, the rest are gonna leave my memory completely."
@Gargron Dude...
Emacs + org-mode
Trust me on this one. Here have a look. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzA2YODtgK4
Ya can also link to your git tree in an org document so your todos/deadlines/reminders are all synced up.
And then there's orgzly for Android so your org notes and deadlines are also updatable on your mobile.
There's also google-calendar and webdav syncing you can set up as well.
@Gargron If you're more used to vim you can just get EVIL-mode installed so you have your vim experience back the way you remember it, but still have all the packages that emacs offers.
@Gargron the worst
@Gargron RIP superthought
@Gargron
We the same. People be like "write it down so you don't forget" like we aren't going to forget to write it down.
@DinOfInequity
Get these lists outta here
@Gargron
@Gargron have you tried bullet journals? Pretty effective at tracking action items imo
@Gargron The lesson: always write it down right now, else you'll get another instance of "this is not the best idea in the world; this is just a tribute".
The other lesson: maybe you didn't after all, and only _dreamt_ thinking of something profound and important, but hadn't really thought of anything at all.
If it's really good, it'll come back better and brighter.
@Gargron
Use a audio recorder for voice memos, standalone or on mobile.
@Gargron I usually do that with my columns but just get Bari to look up the latest cursed boomer snowflake meme and that's a 700 words right there
@Gargron Sounds familiar
@Gargron This is why I keep a dry erase marker in the shower.
@Gargron Write it down! Write it down!
@Gargron oh I've done that once. Or twice. Or...
@Gargron wasn’t that the plot point in, like, the first episode of Seinfeld?
@Gargron do not worry, it will come back even better
I remembered it! 😩 😩