There was an era when I could rattle off my friends' phone numbers without a second thought—no notes needed. Fast forward to today? I can't even remember my own seed phrase. Funny how memory works, right? Except it's not really funny when you're holding crypto. This shift from relying on our brains to relying on screens pretty much sums up modern life. The irony is sharp though: we've outsourced remembering phone numbers to our devices, but forgetting your seed phrase? That's a different beast entirely. It's not just inconvenient—it's risky. No wonder so many people are switching to hardware wallets and backup strategies. The disconnect between what we used to remember and what we need to protect now is real.