I keep a detailed daily journal and every project gets its own journal with three separate documents. One to log progress, one for general notes and one for a to-do list. On the journal I write pretty much everything that I think needs further action. Then at the end of the day I move things from journal to the specialized lists/logs. It’s a lot of documents, that’s for sure, but it’s the only way I’ve found to keep everything tidy, especially since I enjoy working on multiple projects.

The journal I keep is on paper. I find that writing down helps me clarify things in my head. It works better than writing on a computer, perhaps because hand writing is a slower process and you get time to think things better.