A Low-Tech Way to Stay Organized

If, unlike moi, you are super-organized, well...I envy you. But if you have trouble keeping track of what you said to client A, what things you have to do today, etc., I've discovered a system that is cheap and remarkably effective.

This "system" requires only two things: a writing implement and a composition book. Composition books are those tape-bound, lined or quad-ruled blank books used by students.

At the beginning of each day, I place the day's date in the right corner, like this:

As I'm talking with clients or thinking through what needs to be done, I scribble the information in there. I work through architecture and programming ideas, making diagrams, etc.

When I need some information, I can usually remember about when I made the entry. Then, I can page backwards to find it. Yes, it's ridiculously simple -- and you may have something much better -- but if not, you might want to give this a try. It's really been a help to me.