Intentions interrupted
For forgotten next steps after an interruption or change of task.
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Forgetting what you were about to do
Your colleague glances up from their screen and asks if you’re alright, because you’ve been standing beside your chair for ten seconds with your coat half-on. You were going somewhere, you know you were, but the destination has already gone. The question hangs there: what was it, and why did it leave so cleanly? You…
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What prospective memory means in daily life
Your keys are on the hall table, but the letter beside them is still there at six in the evening. You meant to post it on the way out, and the intention was clear at breakfast. Somewhere between the front door and the pavement, the moment that was supposed to remind you simply passed. Why…
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Recover an interrupted sequence of steps
The watering can is out, but the plants are not wet. You were halfway through a routine that felt obvious ten minutes ago, and now the order has gone soft. The doorbell rang, or the phone lit up, and the thread simply snapped. What is the last thing you can actually confirm you finished? Stop…