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1. Write yourself an e-mail.
   Rather than digging up a post-it note and then hoping you don’t lose it later, if you’re at your computer, just send yourself a quick message with the subject line “Ideas - business concepts” or whatever. Many e-mail programs can be set up to recognize and immediately file it for future reference.
2. Carry a moleskine
   This is a nifty high-quality notebook that is worth the money. It is small enough to carry everywhere, with crisp paper, a ribbon placeholder and an elastic band to keep it closed. I’m particularly fond of the small square-grid variety because it makes organizing small snippets so much easier.
3. Use Jott
   Pick up your cell phone, dictate a message, and have it turn up in e-mail several seconds later. It doesn’t get much better than that. See further discussion on theTips and Tools pages.
4. Tell your spouse
   What if you wake up in the middle of the night without your moleskine? Well, depending on how good your idea is, you might roll over, nudge your spouse awake and tell him or her all about it. Yes, they will be irritated. So irritated that they will likely remember what you say in great detail, hoping to get you back for it in the future. (This method is not recommended by In Your Corner Coaching & Consulting. Use at your own risk.)

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