[jamisonbryant]

This methodology was taught to me by my employer and requires a Slack channel. I like it.

Step 1: send yourself a message and mark it as Saved. It will now show up in your Saved items. The message should contain a section for what you did yesterday and what you're going to do today. Other than that it can be any content or formatting you like.

Step 2: set up a channel for posting your daily logs, e.g. #yesterdayandtoday

Step 3: update your daily log (saved message) as you go through your day. Add things you did TODAY in the Yesterday section, add things you know you have to do TOMORROW in the Tomorrow section.

Step 4: At the start of each day, copy-paste your saved message into the daily logs channel. Do this every day, this will form the longevity of your logs.

Finally, to review all your logs, just search for your name in the channel. Or tags, or whatever. I like to divide my log entries between tasks, accomplishments, blockers, and goals.

[em-bee]

you don't need slack for that, any messenger that allows editing messages for at least a day will work. you can even just use a folder and files for each day if you just need it for yourself.

but i like to pick up on the messenger idea. instead of doing something structured like above i would just keep sending messages to a private group or channel as i go through my day. an instant timestamped log that can be accessed from any platform supported by my chosen messenger.

[SrZorro]

I do exactly that with Telegram, I have a private channel with myself and a bot I was making to do all sort of stuff like to-dos etc.

At the end of the day I stopped developing the bot, the only thing I need is somewhere to offload information from my brain in to a place I can check later, already timestamped for me.

Aside from the "Journal - Logs" I have other channel "Quest Book" with a chat connected "Quest Pages", so for every quest I add to the channel, I can add more information editing the message, or going to the "thread" (inside the connected chat) of that quest to add more info.

Been working on a thing, and will continue later? I send a message to "Quest Book" with the task, maybe add more information in the thread, and when it's done I delete it.

I'm speaking with someone, and it recommends me a film I would like to watch? Throw it to "Journal - Logs" and keep with the conversation.

Got a free evening and want to watch "the film your friend told you, but cannot remember"? Check the logs.