I've struggled a long time with trying to come up with the perfect solution for tracking my Things To Do. For the last several months I've tried to use a physical notepad and small pen in my back pocket, but that's literally turning into a pain in the ass. Here are my requirements for a digital system:
How do you take notes? Here's my list of techniques in order of preference using a heuristic which is some function of efficiency, persistence, and privacy:
- Full-finger-typing on a regular-size keyboard
- Writing with a pen/pencil on paper
- Thumb-typing on a small QWERTY keyboard
- Stylus recognition on a touchscreen
- Voice notes
- Scoring the flesh of my forearm in Morse Code with a rusty Bowie knife
- Typing with one thumb on my phone's number keypad
Which one do you use? Guess which one I use...