Brain fog used to feel like a leak I could never patch. Now I treat it like data entry: capture fast, file automatically, let the system remember for me.
What Shifted
- Voice-first capture: I stopped fighting my hands. A dictation shortcut opens a fresh note, I speak the idea, and tag it verbally so it drops into the right bucket later. No more half-finished thoughts disappearing mid-sentence.
- Reminders on autopilot: Medicine, breaks, check-ins—everything lives as recurring commands. “Set a 8:00 AM reminder for meds,” “Add a Tuesday 10:00 meeting.” A cloud calendar plus phone alerts closes gaps before they turn into crises.
- Trust through repetition: The loop is always the same—capture → confirm → defer. The predictability matters more than the tech; I know the system will surface the thing I just recorded when it’s time to act.
What I’m Trying Next
- Layer crisis cues into the reminders so foggy-day me gets the context (“Take Ocrevus prep meds, drink water now.”).
- Merge the capture inbox with the Daily Briefing workflow to review ideas during the midday check-in.
- Share the template with two other MS friends and document how they tweak it—looking for accessibility gaps I’ve missed.