Comments on: Tuesday’s Tip: Kind of Like a String Around Your Finger

By: Elizabeth R

Elizabeth R — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 03:52:45 +0000

Another twist (quite literally) on the ring is turning your watch face onto the inside of your wrist (or to whichever side it does not normally sit on). Works a treat for me when I am running around with no time to take notes!

By: Mark Shead

Mark Shead — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 15:25:40 +0000

@Matt – The ring idea is a great one! I’ll have to try that sometime.

By: Matt Morgan

Matt Morgan — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 15:08:28 +0000

This works no matter where I am. When that thought strikes that I can’t afford to forget, I switch my wedding ring from my left hand to my right. The odd sensation keeps reminding me of the thing I need to remember. Then, when I do the thing, I switch it back.

By: Mark Shead

Mark Shead — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 17:31:16 +0000

This isn’t really a technique that works for a bunch of daily tasks. The more you use it the less useful it will become, but for something random that you just thought of as you were going to bed, it can be faster than trying to write it down on paper.

By: sysadmn

sysadmn — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 22:30:04 +0000

I keep a dry erase marker in a drawer in the bathroom. When I need to remember something, I just write it on the mirror. Of course, it helps to have a 10′ x 4′ mirror

By: Arjun Muralidharan

Arjun Muralidharan — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 21:27:50 +0000

I think the best solution for this is a bedside moleskine.

I keep a moleskine for my daily capturing, that is, with dates for every day and then I just cram in all that comes in during a day (this will soon change when I get that MacBook Air )

I also have a “bedside moleskine” for writing dreams when I wake up, self-reflection things, and things I need to review.

I’ve notice the time I decide to go to bed is the time most ideas pop into my head, so this bedside noting habit is worth it. It’s kind of the only time of day I get to self-reflect.

By: Angela Esnouf

Angela Esnouf — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 21:08:52 +0000

The image of a shoe on the toilet really made me smile . Thanks for the tip.

I just keep a small notebook in my bedside drawer for all those thoughts that jump into my mind as my head touches the pillow. I jot them down, tear out the page and place it on top of the bedside table where I’ll see it next morning.

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 19:43:50 +0000

It is a useful technique, and it has a great name: useful landmine.

By: Jeff Miles

Jeff Miles — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 15:45:43 +0000

Another great way to “tie a string around your finger” is jott.com.

With Jott, you sign up, then once you have an account, you can call a phone number and dictate into the phone and it will send you an email with whatever message you wanted to send yourself (or anyone in your contact list on Jott).

I have been using it for awhile and for the most part it works pretty well, for technical terms it has some trouble but if it doesn’t understand the message you can always listen to a recording of what you said.