Keeping a log also makes you seem more on top of things to colleagues and managers! I have a poor memory myself (at least with conversations... I seem to rememb

Keeping a log also makes you seem more on top of things to colleagues and managers! I have a poor memory myself (at least with conversations... I seem to remember just fine where most athletes played college ball or other random useless facts!) But I have had a much easier time referencing old decisions or meetings since I've kept a journal. My journal is a simple org notes file in emacs. I have a to do list on top and a daily log at the bottom and use search to find old info. The more I try to organize it, the harder it is to use, so I keep it linear now!