An absent-minded man climbs into a bath, having forgotten to take off his suit. Later, he smokes a pipe, having forgotten that he is already holding a lit cigarette. The man says that in order to remember important things, he has to devise unusual ways of jogging his memory.

To this end, he sits in his living room, surrounded by hanging signs that read "WATCH YOUR METERS". He plays a gramophone record that repeats this phrase, while a mallet hits him repeatedly over the head.

Finally remembering that he has to check his meter, he rushes off to do so. Afterwards, he turns down the gas on his stove, and reduces the heat on his electric fire. Having done all this, he says that he can now relax for a few days, but that he must keep up this regime, because it really matters.