Organizing your mind- advice?

[avad]

Hey all. serious question.
I'm wondering if anyone has some advice on how they are best able to organize daily, short and longterm goals and contact management.
Specifically I'm interested in personal techniques...from to do lists on paper or emails to self to computer programs, mindmaps, rolodexes, binders...what helps you to SEE and REMEMBER what needs to be done daily, monthly and in the bigger picture?

Also how about how you organize business cards you collect from people you meet and are supposed to keep in contact with...and how to possibly integrate them into a more efficient yet still visual contact database etc...

thanks so much!
(and for those who share my question and current longing for organization- really good tips and resources are being compiled in the comments/replies- worth a look!!)

Comments

Re: I think about this all the time, for real.

[avad.livejournal.com]

wow what a Goldmine! thank you so much for taking the time to spell this all out for me- I've got a lot to look into! Giving me a sample day was SO helpful...this is exactly what I needed to see to contemplate how to manage my time a bit better for efficiency and progress. THANKYOU!.

Re: I think about this all the time, for real.

[deeptape.livejournal.com]

Good luck!

Re: I think about this all the time, for real.

[deeptape.livejournal.com]

BTW, you might also want to take a look at OmniFocus -- my peer group is going nuts for it!