I use the personal assistant of my smartphone to fill-in (by talking) my Reminders app with tasks to do, ideas I suddenly have, and what to buy at the grocery store.
And, as much as I can, I try to give date+time to most of the tasks.
Honestly this has changed my life.
No paper. No pencil. No typing. And no more listing things constantly in my head. Everything is cleanly organized in my "second brain". Plus I can add things on the fly while driving, walking or being busy.
This. If I can't meet a reminder when it's due, I set a new reminder that instant for the next available time. This has made me a bullet proof meeting handler, someone that 'remembers everything'. The only problem with iPhone is that reminders don't make noise if there is already an active reminder, so you have to get rid of them as they arrive.
What I current wonder about is the lack of proper integration between the calendar, reminders & notes apps. The more I use them (separately, unfortunately), the more I think they should be different facets of the same app.
And they should share the same database (for ex, a "Idea" reminder could be also a Note, and could also be added to my calendar).
And, as much as I can, I try to give date+time to most of the tasks.
Honestly this has changed my life.
No paper. No pencil. No typing. And no more listing things constantly in my head. Everything is cleanly organized in my "second brain". Plus I can add things on the fly while driving, walking or being busy.