For Christmas my wife and kids bought me an iHome iPhone alarm clock. My first impression was good, I thought it would be nice to have a home for my phone at night and be able to listen to music in our bedroom.

iHome Alarm Clock

But, what I didn’t realize was that it would be incredibly convenient to capture todos/thoughts while lying in bed prior to falling asleep. I’m not sure if this is common, but all sorts of things fly though my head when I’m relaxing at the end of the day. I think of things I didn’t get completed (not too many!), but also have many creative thoughts.

Prior to my cool new iHome alarm clock, I kept a notepad and pen in my nightstand to capture thoughts, but it requires the light to be turned on to see what I was writing. With the backlit iPhone right by the bed, I can capture notes in the dark and, best of all, my GTD next actions are already in my official GTD system and don’t require any further thought.

Aside from GTD, it would be a shame if I didn’t mention how great this iHome alarm clock really is. Like the iPhone’s visual voicemail, which is easy to maneuver and use, the iHome has a visual display for setting the alarm…and the alarm time is always visible on the display, so I always know whether the alarm is set and if the alarm time is correct.

Regards,
Matt