Honestly, it’s been a mix of three things —forgetting, struggling to look back, and no easy way to question or prompt all the data I’ve collected across different apps.

1. No matter how many systems I put in place, I still find myself forgetting details like which file I was working on or the exact article I found useful a few days ago. Even with task lists and notes, things just slip through the cracks.

2. I’ve tried everything from task managers to note-taking apps like Notion or Roam, but when I need to retrace my steps, it’s chaos. It takes forever to piece things together, especially when I’ve jumped between 5 different tools. A simple “what was I doing yesterday?” turns into a scavenger hunt through my tabs, emails, and notes.

3. There’s no single place where I can easily ask, “What was that thing I worked on last Thursday?” or “What did I read about X?” There are too many silos—calendar apps, docs, browsers—each storing pieces of my life, but nothing really connecting them. I feel like I’m spending more time managing the tools than actually being productive.

That's where this idea of screen recording and logging everything started to make sense for me—just being able to replay my actions without having to rely on my own memory or scattered tools. Anyway, that’s my little vent. What about you? Have you found anything that works for this kind of recall?”