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You know, I would encourage new adults to keep a little something that I like to call "The Captain's Log." It's not so much what it actually is, but what it's actually for. I originally got the idea a few years ago from the character known as "The Judge," from this book. My Captain's Log has so far led me to figure out calculations for racing yachts, inspired new insights into the nature of humanity (which no doubt came to me while I was at a strip club in Guam), and designed a theoretical hull of a blue water sailboat based on Fibonacci numbers (maybe impractical, but still satisfied my curiosity about relating math to yacht design).

So what is The Captain's Log? It's a small notebook that you keep in your backpack, your camera bag, or even your back pocket. You take it with you wherever you go, as long as it's appropriate. For example, here are some places to take it: work, classes, or commuting/traveling. Here are some places not to take it: first dates (or even second, depending on how the first one goes), work lunches, or out to bars when you plan on drinking to forget. Or maybe that last one would be good... I woke up one morning and I had written down, "Give $1 to every person who GETS IT." What did I mean? Did I give money to a lot of people? And what the hell happened that inspired me to write that down?

Anyway, the point is that you keep it to write down random notes and ideas you have, or to use it as a scratch pad. You might say, "Why not just use a Notes application on your phone? That way you're not being a weirdo carrying around a little diary in your pocket."

And I would say:

• It's not a diary. A diary is something you write a narrative account of your day in, and while that isn't a bad thing, that's not the purpose of The Captain's Log.
  
  
• Instead of writing a narrative of your day, you simply document notes, sketches, or plans, that you think are significant at that moment in time.
  
  
• The purpose of The Captain's Log is to then look back at earlier pages to see what you considered to be significant thoughts or patterns of thinking in the past. (And of course, yacht design!)
  
  This then allows you to make some revelations about yourself. You get to see how your mind worked, and how it has developed over time. And you see things that you--at one point in time--thought were significant enough to write in your Captain's Log. It also helps keep your ego in check because it will remind you of problems you used to think were huge, but now no longer matter--and that will imply that the huge problems you have right now, really aren't that big of a deal. And hopefully that will improve your relationships with other people as well.
  
  It also got me laid once. A girl stole it while at a Brewery and wrote a very alluring message on the next open page.
  
  Here are some links to sample Captain's Logs:
  
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  The good news is, they're all real cheap!

>"I'm sick of weed being the scapegoat for my problems"

It's easy to replace weed with ADHD in that sentance, so be careful what you wish for.
Regardless, in my experience, my memory just works different than others. I have problems remembering the day to day things, but I can easily remember a random 12 character password I've only heard twice, etc. I can recall totally random, obscure crap, but can't remember who I might've seen yesterday, etc. My point is, don't sell yourself short. I'm sure you DO have some memory skills, they are just different than what is expected, or what you are expecting from yourself.

My best recommendation for memory is to just write it down. I carry around a pocket notebook and write almost everything down, even if it is just mundane. Amazon Example Link

I don't even always need to refer back to it, but just the act of writing it helps commit it to memory. I am also a religious Evernote user. And I have something like 25 alarms on my phone throughout the day. Stuff that has worked to keep me on track. But of everything, I can't recommend carrying around a notebook enough.

Edit:Formatting.

if you have a smartphone, look into evernote or any other app based on to do lists, checklists, or calendars.

on another note, something like this with a simple little composition book or note pad will easily fit into your back pocket.