A big text file, with a heading for each day.<p>In go tasks, troubleshooting attempts, outcomes, links, etc. Then I copy+paste into github issues, commit messages, and wiki articles as needed (part of my deliverables, as @LeifCarrotson puts it).<p>* No vendor lock-in, no lag, no migration issues.<p>* Never have duplicate typing because of copy+paste.<p>* Get a daily history of your work going back into time in a light, portable, ubiquitous format.<p>* Recover from accidentally hitting the back button while writing a Jira ticket.<p>* Be able to precisely answer &quot;What did you work on last week&quot; (or last Monday when you logged out of VPN, or anything else)<p>I have to move the text from my file into the tracking tool(s), and that could be a downside. But I like having a layer of translation there. It lets me select and rephrase snippets that will communicate best in each environment.<p>Example: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;gist.github.com&#x2F;SimplGy&#x2F;a516c54a81fb24f807f9512fed820935" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;gist.github.com&#x2F;SimplGy&#x2F;a516c54a81fb24f807f9512fed82...</a>