Does anyone else make goals for a lonely vacation?

It is quite amazing. When you wanted to do something but you forgot what exactly, you just have to repeat the actions that led to your thought. If you were reading a specific sentence in a book for example, all you have to do is re-read the sentence within 15 minutes (arbitary value, but not too far away in time) and your thoughts will most likely bounce back. It only seems to work when you feel you`re close to remembering without being able to.