It's me again, on the plane. I just finished my blog entry on how I ended up writing this stuff. In the seat in front of me, in the opposite row - there is this guy with a 17" MacBook. Yea, it is a bit tight for him to type and use his computer.
I can't help to notice but the fact that he has dozens and dozens of sticky notes covering his desktop. They are everywhere. Stickies, as my Mac calls them, are basically virtual sticky notes.
Now, explain to me how sticky notes keep people organized? Heck, if you ever look at sticky notes, they are the most messy and disorganized looking pieces of paper one can imagine. To have them stuck in random order throughout your home and on your laptop makes no sense to me.
Do you use sticky notes to organize your daily life? If so, how do you do it?
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I do use sticky notes but not ALOT OF THEM
maybe one or 2 in the house to remind me or soemthing like that
anything i need to be done with work or anything else big i use the calendar or reminders on phones and items like that
MUCH MORE ORGANIZED
STICKYS ARE OUT they are sooooo 90's
keep with the times
Posted by: STICKY | February 26, 2008 10:50 AM
I do use them, but in moderation.
Grocery lists: they're ideal. Stick 'em to the fridge, any time I notice something's running low, I add it to the list.
Other uses: As bookmarks (won't slip out of the book -- yes, I still read actual books). Stick quick notes to my spouse on his coffeemaker (where I know for sure he'll see them). Write down phone numbers/messages that need to be returned and stick 'em to the wall next to the house phone (no, we don't use cell phones for everything -- semi-rural area, spotty reception). When I see commercial that mentions a website I want to check out, but I'm not online at the time, I write it on a sticky and attach it to my computer monitor for later reference. And so forth. Things that would be inconvenient (grocery list) or impossible (bookmarks) to accomplish with online reminders and to-do lists.
They can be good for quick one-time-use notes and reminders, IMO. I wouldn't stick 'em all over a laptop monitor, though -- they do lose their "sticky" after awhile and could fall off in transit. ;)
Posted by: Diane Aull | February 26, 2008 11:24 AM