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Before I start, I’m not talking about the crappy notepad that comes with Windows. Or any online notepad for that matter, even though there are some really good digital notepads out there (I’ll blog about them tomorrow), I’m talking about the physical one.
Have you ever sat there knowing you had to do something? Ever tried to remember what you’d decided you absolutely needed to do today? Tried racking your brain wondering what your boss’ specifications were?
If you have, you need a notepad and you need to start using it right away! Your notepad is your best friend when you’re getting information about a new project, something you need to do, project plans or new ideas. I strongly recommend you to start noting all your ideas down. It will be useful later on!
Let’s face it, an idea is always so full of energy, fresh and tempting when you first think of it. It almost convinces you that you will never forget this brilliant idea of yours….5 days later, you may have a hard time to remember any details about the idea (or the idea itself) and that’s why you need a notepad.
When you talk to your boss about a new idea, it’s probably fresh in your mind, you can clearly understand his requirements and specifications. Now, just start working on that for a couple of weeks and you may have a hard time trying to figure out what he really wanted. That’s exactly why you need a notepad.
So, get a notepad and start writing down your ideas. Your ideas are too precious to be lost.
Write them down, you don’t want to ignore a million dollar idea….ever!
P.S. Did I say notepads are amazing to deal with information overload?
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