How not to forget things?

Question

Time Management

Sometimes there are a lot of things. All sorts of different things - buy, call, write, go, do, etc. I'm trying to keep everything in my head. But, of course, something is forgotten from time to time.

No matter how much I tried to write down, neither notebooks nor diaries take root in me. After a few days, everything returns to its place and I again try to keep everything in my head.

Who can advise what? Surely someone faced a similar problem. How did they decide?

Answer 1

How to train yourself not to rely on memory?

To blow up a fairly important event / business, such as defending a diploma, a Big Report to the Big Bosses, repaying a debt to the Harsh Chelyabinsk Creditors, etc.
Anal motivation in this case is the best medicine. As practice shows, a person either has the proper self-organization to make a decision “from today we write everything in a notebook” or not. Some have this quality right away, some learn from their mistakes, for example, losing their job or bonus, some are hopeless.
Judging by your age in your profile, you have already left that childish confidence that “but I know for sure that I won’t forget,” which means that everything depends only on you.
Separation of concerns/tasks, etc. can help. on the priorities “required to write down! / Just in case, write down / and so I will not forget.”

Answer 2

Only

Nothing is better for such back as you said no and never will :)

Answer 3

Smartphone.

Answer 4

I solve this problem in the following way:
- I distribute the cases into "Do it quickly" and "Somehow later."
- “Someday later” cases are recorded in the main notebook or the notebook of the corresponding project. And then periodically I look through the notebook and move things to “Do it faster.”
- I write down the “Do it faster” cases on stickers or leaflets and carry them with me in a separate pocket with a wallet. I use my wallet often, so leaflets with cases often catch my eye. When the task is completed, the leaflet is thrown away.
- I taught my wife that my memory is not very good - it helps.

Answer 5

Evernote, or a service similar to it (there are already personal preferences, to whom it is more convenient). You just need to get used to using it. I switched to such an organization a few weeks ago, so far I am satisfied.
With the right approach, it turns out quite conveniently. For example, I have Short-Term, Long-Term, Archive notebooks, I periodically sort my tasks by them.
There was a thought — Ctrl+Alt+N — wrote down — OK. Takes 5-10 seconds. If the thought arose away from the computer, put it on the phone, or create an audio note (with subsequent transfer to text mode). Periodically, notes are reviewed, audio notes are converted into text form, everything is sorted into notebooks.
TuskTools Calendar is a great add-on that allows you to sync every note with Google Calendar at the writing stage.

Answer 6

student of Vasily Kisly

Answer 7

I plan things in advance and score in time on the phone calendar and with several alerts per day, per hour, per 15 minutes.
If things are sluggish, with blurry time frames, then I add them to the TODO list, again on the phone.
All this is synchronized with the Google calendar and all computers and devices, so there is only 1 problem - do not forget to add the case to the list.

Answer 8

Duplicate reminders. I have this Microsoft Outlook with its calendars, tasks + mobile phone reminder.

Answer 9

Give me one buck every time you blow a case. I assure you, in thirty bucks the memory will be restored :)

Answer 10

Google.Calendar syncing with the phone.