Norad,

I like that idea!!!

I'm glad to see I'm not alone. I was afraid I was being my usual obsessive-compulsive-odd-self.

I'm a nurse so I document anything and everything mostly in a chronological order just like my nurses' notes.

When I'm hiking or backpacking I'll jot down the time and location and a small note/ reference word/phrase in my pocket notebook when ever I stop to rest or something occurs that I want to note, so I can log the information into my hiking journal later.

I often, no always regret not jotting something down out of the delusion of "I'll remember that".

I agree with you that it is an acquired skill and habit.

Just as a personal preference, I like the little 4x3 marble memo pads. The spirals on the notepads tend to get caught on my shirt pocket, etc.