Re:Ask HN: How do you manage your thoughts?
by robfitz on Wednesday August 03, 2011 @05:24AM
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After years of notebook use, I've recently fallen in love with index cards.
I hesitate less before writing down a probably-bad idea (some of which turn out to be good) because it won't permanently "contaminate" a notebook.
I can sort & re-order, keep my tasks separate from ideas, and scrap cards when they are dealt with.
When I would use notebooks, I liked to keep one per project/client/theme, so now I no longer need to carry multiple notebooks everywhere -- just a small stack of blank cards.
I hesitate less before writing down a probably-bad idea (some of which turn out to be good) because it won't permanently "contaminate" a notebook.
I can sort & re-order, keep my tasks separate from ideas, and scrap cards when they are dealt with.
When I would use notebooks, I liked to keep one per project/client/theme, so now I no longer need to carry multiple notebooks everywhere -- just a small stack of blank cards.