What do you do to make sense of your thoughts over time?
gizmo: I don't worry about that. It's the process of writing down ideas that matters to me. Writing it down forces you to think clearly; gives your idea structure. If the idea is still good when you read it to yourself: great. You'll be able to reconstruct the idea at a later time if you need it. If the idea doesn't sound that good anymore, just forget about it. So I don't file ideas anywhere. I often don't even bother to save the files with all my ideas when I reboot my PC. Saving stuff I'm not going to look at later isn't worth it.You write ideas down so they don't distract you while you're trying to work. Ideas interrupt your train of thought: they're harmful. Write them down clears your mind -- and a clear mind is far more valuable than any single idea.