[halpme]

I use a composition notebook at work. Every day I write down a list of things I'm going to discuss at the scrum meeting, a list of things to do that day, a list of goals for that week to remind myself what I'm supposed to be doing, and then take notes on the bugs I'm working on. I'm a huge fan of diagrams and mindmaps so I fill up the pages with those, as well as notes of ideas that pop into my head or something my coworkers/boss mention that might be useful information later. At the end of the day I write a summary of what I accomplished and make any quick list of things I want to get done the next day.

I can flip through pages and actually see how my progress with certain things evolves over time. Sometimes, as a self-esteem booster, I look at my notes on something I've been struggling with a few months ago, and compare it to my current state of knowledge. I also have a bad memory and get somewhat nervous during scrum, so having notes to reference when its my turn to speak is super helpful.