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[–] [email protected] 66 points 5 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 49 points 5 days ago (4 children)

Pro tip: Keep a log of your work in a text file. I write a few bullet points for each day and on Friday write a "Next Week" section for my todos on that following Monday. Helps reduce the cognitive load of trying to remember what the hell you were about to do next.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

I actually enjoy this part, where I've written some intricate code of sorts and get to spend some time writing a memo that explains how it works.

I usually don't even end up reading them, because the process of writing a good memo will make me remember it.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 5 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

I write down my current/next thoughts on a Post-It and stick it to my keyboard for Monday Noodle.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 days ago

I sort of do this in a block comment at the top of some scripts I write.

Changelog for Completed Stuff and Future Features for todo

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

AKA a WAR, which is an unnecessarily aggressive acronym for "weekly action report."

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago

"Weekly action report!? Oh, that means war for sure"