What to Do When Inspiration Strikes
By Mitch “Like an Elephant” Keeler
Ever had one of those moments, where you had a great idea, but never got it going – cause you forgot about it? Well, if you forgot, then you wouldn’t know that you forgot.. let me start over. Ideas come to us all the time, are you ready to take them down?
Everybody should keep a pen (or pencil) and paper handy. You never know when the inspiration might strike for a great idea, and you might not remember it, by the time you make it back to your computer. Now this might be more handy for people who run blogs, because they are always looking for something to write about. On the other hand, the same thing could be said for your regular webmasters out there.
For example, let us say you are running an online store – then you come up with a great coupon deal, but you have no place to jot down a note to yourself so that you remember to put it in place next time you have the time to do so.
For an even geekier alternative, turn to PaperMod.com.
The PocketMod is a new way to keep yourself organized. Lets face it, PDAs are too expensive and cumbersome, and organizers are bulky and hard to carry around. Nothing beats a folded up piece of paper. That is until now. With the PocketMod, you can carry around the days notes, keep them organized in any way you wish, then easily transfer the notes to your PDA, spreadsheet, or planner.
Not only does the PaperMod give you a cheap way to keep yourself in order, it offers a place to write down your good ideas. Now as far as a desktop solution goes, I like having sticky notes on my desktop. So this way, I can write down a reminder or an idea – even if I don’t have time to put it in action right away.
Stickies is a PC program that will allow you to create desktop sticky notes without leaving that adhesive real sticky notes would make. Once created, they will stay on screen until you take them away. Just like a real sticky piece of paper.
So what do you do when inspiration hits, and you need to get an idea written down?
