Doom boxes are a filing system. They just need an index.
The box of miscellaneous everything isn't failure — it's the fastest possible way to put things away, which is exactly why it works. The only missing piece is knowing what's inside without dumping it out. Ten seconds of video before the lid closes gives every doom box an index, no sorting required.
No executive-function tax
No forms
Narrate and done
No categories to choose, no fields to fill, no system to maintain. Point the camera, talk if you feel like it, close the box.
No re-buying
Check before you buy
Search first. The third tape measure stays on the store shelf, because the app knows where the other two are.
External memory
Search instead of remember
“winter gloves” → Box 3 · Closet. The remembering is the app's job now.