Larry Stedman wrote:
How do you ORGANIZE your log?

My log is strictly chronological. It's done on computer, so if I'm
interested in past observations, I just do a grep (text search) in my
log directory and go from there.

The other, considerably more complex matter, and one of personal style
no doubt, is how involved the log should be--and what format to do it
in!

I do have my own method, but I'm afraid it won't work very well for
most people. I jot down a list of what I've observed, remember everything
I've seen, and after I go in, I simply write down a narrative of all the
stuff I've memorized. My memory for this is pretty good for a few hours
or days (provided no second session intervenes), so as long as I do it
reasonably soon, it's all there. Sometimes, I have to jot a few notes
down in my Palm, but that's pretty rare.

Brian Tung
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