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by valbaca 1744 days ago
log.txt

I KISS with just a text file. I've tried other methods but only this one stuck. I like Sublime and VS Code b/c hyperlinks can be command+clicked to open. They've also never lost a single character of information, which I cannot say for any other editor, even vim.

Here's how it's formatted:

#TODOS:

one line per item

try to keep this small

once they're done, move to end of file (cut line, cmd+down, paste)

#STICKY:

short reference, stuff you would normally put in a sticky note on your monitor. keep this very small.

#LOG:

09-13

Reverse order log

Think "captain's log" from star trek"

What's a TODO vs a LOG varies.

If a topic gets large enough, it gets put in its own txt file, like interview questions or collected notes for a single project.

[So here is where you would add stuff]

09-12

This would yesterday's notes.

09-09 Some days only deserve one line

09-08 and that's totally fine

[and here would be all your notes. This can be thousands of lines]

#BACKLOG:

Intentionally put this down here, if you run out of TODOs, then come down here

#DONE:

Tasks are moved down here once they're done. In case they need to be pulled back or at performance evaluation to remember what you've done!