What intensity of reminder does your brain need?

10 questions. 60 seconds. Which intensity fits your brain?

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You set a reminder to call someone back. What happens?

You need to take out the trash before pickup. How do you remember?

Someone asks you to buy something at the store. By the time you're there...

You have a task you've been avoiding for a week. Your approach?

Your phone buzzes with a notification. You...

You promised to reply "later" to a message. That means...

How often do you forget daily medication or vitamins?

A friend says "remind me to tell you something." You...

Walk into a room and forget why. How often?

When something is really urgent, you...

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Based on memory research

Smith et al. (2000). The Prospective and Retrospective Memory Questionnaire (PRMQ). Memory, 8(5). DOI: 10.1080/09658210050117735
Fuermaier et al. (2013). Complex prospective memory in adults with ADHD. PLoS ONE. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0058338
Gilbert & Boldt (2022). Intention offloading. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review. DOI: 10.3758/s13423-022-02139-4
Kushlev et al. (2016). Smartphone alerts increase inattention and hyperactivity symptoms. CHI 2016.