BRain Dump Tool
BRAIN DUMP
Clear your mind & get organized
📋 How to Use This Brain Dump Tool
Think of your mind as a crowded room. It's hard to find what you need when everything is scattered. Brain dumping is like decluttering that messy room in your mind – sorting through the stuff so you can finally breathe, focus, and enjoy.
🎯 3-Step Brain Dump System
Step 1: Write It All Down
Use the sections below to write down everything on your mind: ideas, projects, appointments, tasks to finish, tasks to start, events to plan, gifts to buy, trips to plan, things to research, and more. Use the trigger list below to help you remember everything.
Step 2: Organize Your Thoughts
As you write, place each item in the appropriate section (Tasks, Shopping, Coming Up, etc.). Don't worry about perfection – just get it out of your head!
Step 3: Download & Take Action
When you're done, click the "Download" button to save your brain dump as a file. You can refer back to it, transfer items to your calendar or to-do list, and start taking action!
💡 Brain Dump Trigger List
Use these triggers to help spark forgotten ideas and tasks. Review each category and ask yourself: "Is there anything I need to remember about this?" Remember: Don't use this list to give yourself NEW ideas you didn't have before – only dig for tasks that are already tucked away in your mental room!
🏢 Work & Career
- Meetings to schedule/attend
- Emails to send or reply to
- Deadlines approaching
- Reports to complete
- Skills to develop
- Presentations to prepare
- Follow-ups needed
- Networking events
- Projects in progress
- Client communications
- Tasks to delegate
- Days off to book
- Supplies to order
- Feedback to give/request
- Office space to clean
- Work projects to review
- Resume to update
- Calendar to check
- Priority list for next month
- Goals (raises, promotions, new jobs)
👨👩👧👦 Family & Relationships
- Family activities to plan
- Birthdays coming up
- School events/projects
- Playdates to arrange
- Vacations to plan
- Childcare needs
- Family traditions
- Schedule conflicts
- Milestones to celebrate
- Health concerns
- Date nights
- Extended family plans
- Elder care needs
- Children running out of something
- Upcoming school projects
- Trips to save for
🏠 Home & Household
- Cleaning tasks
- Deep-cleaning areas
- Seasonal tasks
- Areas to declutter
- Repairs needed
- Bills to pay
- Shopping lists
- Furniture needs
- Garden/yard work
- Home improvements
- Pet care (vet, food, supplies)
- Safety checks
- Organization projects
- Decor ideas
- Cleaning supplies needed
- Anything broken around house
- Room/area to declutter or donate
- Emergency kit to check/restock
💪 Health & Wellness
- Doctor appointments
- Medications to refill
- Exercise routines
- Healthy recipes to try
- Sleep schedule
- Journaling practice
- Wellness goals
- Symptoms to track
- Screen time limits
- Self-care activities
- Insurance matters
- Stress relief ideas
- Hobbies to enjoy
- Health habits to review
- Diet for last month to plan ahead
- Up to date with appointments?
- Taking supplements?
- Exercise routine consistent?
- Fresh air daily?
- Self-care products to replace
- Self-care products running out?
- Prescriptions to refill?
🎉 Social Life
- Friends to check on
- Events to attend
- Invitations to send
- Volunteering opportunities
- Clubs/groups
- Holiday plans
- Gifts to buy
- Outings to plan
- Local events
- Relationships to nurture
- Community involvement
- Thank you notes
💰 Financial & Budget
- Everything paid?
- Outstanding balances?
- Review all subscriptions - still using them?
- Money into saving accounts?
- Receipts to file
- Up to date with financial goals?
- Bills due
- Budget review
- Savings goals
- Investments to check
- Debt payments
- Large purchases
- Tax preparation
- Side hustles
- Donations to make
- Financial records
- Insurance reviews
- Emergency fund
📚 Personal Development
- Books to read
- Library visits
- Courses to take
- Journaling prompts
- Planning sessions
- Hobbies to explore
- Vision board ideas
- Mindset work
- Habits to build
- Inspiring quotes
- Personal challenges
- Life aspirations
- Books read - add to Goodreads/journal
- Keep up with planning system?
- Planning system need adjustment?
- Achieve monthly goals?
- Sign up for any courses?
- Personal development challenge?
🎯 Life Planning & Organization
- Up to date with to-do lists?
- Organize shopping list for next month
- Organize emails and zero inbox
- Clean up and declutter devices
🧘 Mindfulness & Gratitude
- Write gratitude lists with blessings from last month
- Review and evaluate mental health
- Reflect on achievements
⏰ Quick Tasks (2 Minutes or Less)
- Wash a few dishes
- Make the bed
- Water a plant
- Send a quick text
- Delete old emails
- Wipe down a counter
- Put away scattered items
- Check weather forecast
- Sort the mail
- Stretch for 2 minutes
🌟 Things That Make You Happy
- First sip of coffee
- Getting in bed after long day
- Hugging someone you love
- Finding money in pocket
- Lazy Sunday afternoon
- Video of pets reuniting
- Surprise text from friend
- Watching clouds drift by
- First warm summer day
- Unexpected kindness
🌱 Daily Micro Habits
- Hydrate immediately (morning)
- 5 minutes sunlight exposure
- Deep breathing practice
- Gratitude journaling (3 things)
- 5-minute morning stretch
- Clean your workspace
- 10-minute walk during lunch
- Unplug an hour before bed
- 2-minute face massage
- Check-in with a friend daily
✅ End-of-Month Reflection Checklist
Use this checklist to ensure you've covered all important areas of your life:
💡 Pro Tip: Don't use the trigger list to give yourself NEW ideas you didn't have before. Only dig for tasks and ideas that are already tucked away in that messy mental room!
🎲 Random Trigger Generator
Not sure where to start? Click the button below to get random trigger questions to help spark your memory!
Random Thoughts
How Am I Feeling Right Now?
📞 To Call
✉️ To Email
💬 To Text
Today's Plan
Meals
3 Things
I can do to feel more organized right now
Coming Up
Shopping List
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