Hi, I have discovered a pretty fast notes saving idea. Since I'm checking email several times a day, when I have an idea flash across my head I open a message and dump it all in. This is saved automatically as a draft and close at hand when I get back to it.
I use yahoo, and the process of clicking away to the notes, naming the note, typing it, etc. nearly lost my idea several times. Too much pain.
I also cleared a drain today as "punishment" for missing an appointment. I somehow pictured it as 1 pm in my mind/daily notes, when it was actually 10:45 am. Yikes. Picking your punishment is a technique Milton Erickson developed within his family for times when you're berating yourself for a mistake or miss.