Do you get random "great ideas" all the time only to forget them later? Here's some suggestions for ways to remember them (in no particular order)!

• Keep a small notebook in your car or nearby and write down important ideas immediately! Don't worry about getting your ideas in the proper order. Just make sure your writing is legible.
• Get a dry erase board to jot down ideas temporarily
• Open Notepad on your computer (if a PC)
• Create an Excel spreadsheet with different tabs so you can categorize your notes
• Email your ideas to yourself
• Text message your ideas to yourself
• Call someone reliable and have them write it down somewhere you can retrieve it later
• Leave yourself a voicemail
• Write them to your blog or personal journal
• Buy a "personal organizer" or "personal database" software

There are many other clever ways to keep your "great ideas" for later (i.e. write them on napkins, your hand, etc..) the point is to make sure you get them out of your head as soon as possible. Once you know you can retrieve your idea later, then your brain can relax and start thinking of more "great ideas"!

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Tags: Brainstorming | Ideas