I’m taking a few days off to recharge before hitting it hard again next week. But in order to not go completely dark here, I took a look at some of the most popular blog posts of 2011. This blog post about Evernote was in the top five AND I have some things to add to it that will be helpful for you each month in 2013. It’s been revised and updated a bit. 

I love journals. I used to negotiate getting a journal scientists use when I got a promotion (they’re really expensive) or when I got a new job. I have every business journal and every Franklin Planner I’ve ever written – tasks, ideas, brainstorms, new business meetings, everything. I write it all down.

I also use my journals to create my to-do list. I draw a little box in the margin and that tells me it’s a task and not just a note. Then I get to go through my journal and check off the boxes as I finish the task. There is such great pleasure in that check mark!

But the one problem with a journal is I have to carry it everywhere with me. What happens if, like Mitch Joel expressed in his top business apps blog post earlier this week, I accidentally leave it on my desk? (more…)