Almost all of us have found ourselves in a situation where we’ve come up with brilliant thoughts but have never been able to jot them down anywhere.

It happens to the best of us.

However, just so that this never happens again, here are 3 ways by which you can record these thoughts:

#1: Ask Siri to take notes

If you’ve got an iPhone or iPad, you can easily use Siri to capture your thoughts. All you have to do is press and hold the Home key, tap Settings and  Passcode Lock . After this, activate Siri while it is locked and say ‘Note to self’.

#2: Google Now (Android)

Google Now is an excellent Android app that follows voice commands. However, what makes this even better is that you can use this app even though your phone is locked. Just be careful to not leave your phone vulnerable to smartphone thieves as they can look through your messages and contacts quite easily. Of course, once it transcribes your your thoughts, it will save on the note-take app that you prefer.

#3: A video selfie should do the trick

An unorthodox way of recording your thoughts would involve taking a video selfie using your iPhone. Best part: You won’t have to unlock your iOS device either. All you have to do is swipe the camera shortcut in the corner of the screen and after which you tap the Record button. Now say what you have to and tap the button again.