My theme for this year is future-proofing. I want present Kevin to organize and think in a way that future Kevin will be happy out.

I’ve been using Roam Research for part of this. Roam Research’s default view is organized around the date. Roam becomes an index for all the stuff I do in a day.

For example, every month I summarize the monthly updates for my job. For today’s date I’ll add a bullet with . . .

1. The link to the Monthly Tech Coaches meeting from Management
2. The link to the meeting notes with my boss, where I write the summary
3. A link to the date in the future when I am going to talk to my boss
4. A link to the meeting name.

In Roam Research it will look like this.

So tomorrow, when I go, hey, where were those notes again? I can go back to today’s date and find those resources. On the day of the meeting, it will automatically pop-up in Roam Research. If I click on the “Meeting With My Boss” page it will be there. (And, in Google, I have the folders organized so I can find them that way as well).

It is a good first step. Not perfect, but it is getting better.