Last night I came up with an idea for a post.

Laying in bed, the lights off, my eyes closed, my mind was still working, putting thoughts together. I had the title and two examples to write about to make the point I wanted to make. I thought the idea was good and I was happy with what I’d come up with. You’re not reading it today because I didn’t write it down and can’t remember it now.

After waking up this morning I remembered that I’d had an idea but not the idea. The shape of it eludes me. When I reach out to grasp it my hands just pass through the ghost of what could have been.

The thing is I could have made the note. I could have taken a minute, just a minute, to reach for my phone to make a note. I told myself I’d remember the idea. The idea is gone. The memory of the excuse lingers.

It’s a good lesson, a good reminder. Don’t assume the idea will wait. Capture the idea before it escapes. Make the note.