The ReminderIt journal
Notes on remembering
Building routines that stick, beating forgetfulness, and why a call lands when a notification doesn't.
Aug 29, 2026 · 4 min read
Grief and the basics: gentle reminders when self-care slips
Grief has a way of erasing the ordinary — meals, medication, appointments all quietly slip. A gentle reminder can hold those basics for a while, so getting through the day is one less thing to manage.
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Aug 29, 2026 · 4 min read
After a stroke: reminders for medication, rehab and the road back
Recovering from a stroke means a demanding new routine — secondary-prevention medication, rehab, appointments — often alongside the very memory and focus changes the stroke caused. Here's how reminders help carry it.
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Aug 29, 2026 · 4 min read
Executive dysfunction: when you know what to do but can't start
You know exactly what you need to do. You want to do it. And you still can't seem to begin. That's executive dysfunction — and here's how a well-timed external prompt helps break the stall.
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Aug 28, 2026 · 4 min read
Home from hospital: reminders for the overwhelming first weeks
You come home from hospital with a new medication schedule, follow-up appointments and a head full of instructions — exactly when you have the least energy to track them. Here's how reminders take that weight.
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Aug 28, 2026 · 4 min read
Just diagnosed? Building a new routine when it all feels like a lot
A new diagnosis hands you a routine you've never had to keep — new medications, new timings, new habits — all at once. Here's how reminders help you build it without dropping things while you learn.
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Aug 28, 2026 · 4 min read
The sandwich generation: reminders when you're caring in both directions
When you're looking after children and ageing parents at the same time, you're not managing one life's worth of don't-forgets — you're managing three. Here's how reminders take some of that weight off you.
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Aug 27, 2026 · 4 min read
When a reminder isn't the answer (an honest look at the limits)
A reminder is one of the most useful tools for the right problem, and useless for the wrong one. Here's an honest look at where reminders genuinely can't help — so the ones you do set actually work.
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Aug 27, 2026 · 4 min read
Decision fatigue: why fewer choices leave you sharper — and how reminders help
Willpower and good judgement run on the same limited battery, and every trivial decision drains it. Here's how handing the routine 'should I do this now?' calls to a reminder keeps that battery for what matters.
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Aug 27, 2026 · 4 min read
Reminders for brain fog: coping when your memory feels unreliable
Brain fog isn't forgetfulness you can 'try harder' out of — it's a cloud that comes and goes. Here's how leaning on reminder calls carries you through the foggy days without relying on a memory that isn't cooperating.
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Aug 26, 2026 · 4 min read
A reminder is a message to your future self
The version of you making plans this morning and the version who has to act on them at 6pm are practically strangers. A reminder is how the first one looks after the second.
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Aug 26, 2026 · 4 min read
New to reminder calls? Start with these three
The hardest part of a new reminder habit is knowing where to begin. Don't set up twenty at once. Start with these three — they prove the value fast and cover what actually matters.
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Aug 26, 2026 · 4 min read
Reminder calls vs hiring a personal assistant to keep you on track
"I need a personal assistant" is often really "I need to stop forgetting things." Here's an honest look at what a PA gives you, what a reminder call gives you, and which you actually need.
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