Today started like a bad sitcom. You know the kind where everything that can go wrong does, but in an oddly rhythmic, comedic way? Three forgets, back-to-back. Like a clown car of cognitive slip-ups.
First, I left the house without my phone. Classic. I’m always the one reminding the boys to check their pockets: keys, wallet, phone. And here I am, 8 AM, teaching a masterclass in forgetfulness.
Second, halfway down the road, I remembered I forgot Nadia’s snack. For the past couple of weeks, she’s been getting these cheese dipsticks. A smart little consumer product, really—some marketer at the cheese factory thought, “What if we turn cream cheese into a toy?” Sticks and dip. But here’s the paradox: turns out she just eats the sticks. The dip? Straight into the bin. It’s tragic. Beautiful, almost. Like capitalism’s punchline. The main product becomes the waste. The sidekick becomes the hero. There’s a metaphor for something in there. I just know there is.
Third? Her overnight bag. We packed it for a stay at my parents’, but I left it in her room instead of her backpack. So that’s a hat trick of forgetfulness before 8:30 AM.
But here’s the thing: I’m choosing to believe that means I’m done forgetting for the day. Like a quota. Statistically, I’ve hit my forget limit. Which means, logically, I’m safe for the rest of the day. (Right?)
On the drive to the office, I caught an episode of De Technoloog where the guest was testing three different AI voice necklaces. Wearables that record everything you say. 24/7 memory, logged in the cloud. No more “Where did I put my keys?” or “What was that great idea I had while walking the dog?” Just scroll back through your life’s audio feed. It’s both slightly terrifying and incredibly appealing.
Especially because I also found myself thinking: I want to talk to Microsoft 365 Copilot like I talk to ChatGPT Voice. Freeform. Not a command—an actual back-and-forth. I don’t want to write a memo while driving; I want to say it, riff it, and have AI capture, clean, and prep it into brilliance.
The good news? It’s coming. In a workshop last week, I heard voice interaction for M365 Copilot is on the roadmap. Thank heavens.
Because forgetful mornings aren’t just accidents anymore; they’re prompts. Reminders that we don’t always need a better memory. We just need a better loop. One where we think, forget, reflect, and remember with a little help from the cloud.
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