Nearly everyday I have a list of people I want to contact. My preferred tool for mindmapping is SimpleMind+. I’m a big fan of mindmapping although I don’t find mindmaps to suit all purposes – there is a place for checklists, a place for notes and a place for mindmaps. (As a side note see this Ted Talk on the benefits of doodling: ) If your drawing looks like doodles, it will still help me recall the conversation and those doodles provide surprisingly good recall and value to me. If we talk and you write on a whiteboard, I’m likely to ask if I can take a picture. I take pictures of whiteboards, screenshots, pictures and such. Recording concepts from a conversation is much more likely to end up in a project notebook than my journal – this probably sounds confusing but the split or division of what belongs where is not confusing to me – it’s probably a matter of coming up with what makes sense for you. Perhaps this harkens back to my journalism or technical writing background but the way someone phrases something can be pivotal and if I record a snippet of a conversation – the entirety of the conversation can come back to my memory. I record snippets of conversations that I want to recall. I know from past note-taking experience that going back over my notes can be inspiring on days I might need inspiration. (In software development terms – think the MVP (minimal viable product) of an idea.) I imagine some people thinking – what’s the point if I can’t execute but I don’t like to think that way – instead I prefer to think – you never know – sometimes I can fit in a simpler version of an idea and instead of waiting for the perfect alignment of opportunity, I try to see if I can somehow get an idea moving in a simpler form. I record ideas even if I cannot execute on the idea for a while. Harvard Business Review: “Four Reasons to Keep a Work Diary”įorbes magazine: “6 Ways Keeping a Journal Can Help Your Career” magazine: “Why You Should Keep a Work Journal” Need more “why keep a work journal” – see these articles. Also the “annual” aspect of journalling is fairly irrelevant, starting anytime is worthwhile. (I did start my work journal in December but I haven’t gotten to blogging about it until now.) Note that if you want to start a work journal, it is still Q1 – still early in the year and still worth trying.
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