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Here's a little shortcut I use courtesy of Mac OSX; I'm sure others do something like this, but I think it's worth sharing.

When I first started doing development for work I needed to keep track of what I did everyday and all my hours (ahhh, contracting). So I kept a steno notepad for the first couple years and had an embarrassingly epic record of everything I'd done. 

Nowadays I don't have to deal with invoicing very often anymore, but it's still nice to know what I did yesterday or the last couple of days. There are a bunch of great ticketing systems out there that can help you keep track of your long-term goals and what you've been working on day-to-day. But sometimes I just need a quick reference of what I'm doing this week to use for stand-up meetings, to remind me of what I was working on when I left work yesteraday, etc. After scrapping the clutter of hand-written notes, I have fully migrated to... STICKIES. 

 Yes, those little notes that you use and then forget about have finally proved useful. I keep one Stickie for every day of the week and write shorthand for what I'm doing. The best part is that it's about 1 second and a mouseclick away. I definitely recommend this system for reference and staying on task with it. 

(and the bright colors are pretty to look at)