Every composer knows the anguish and despair occasioned by forgetting ideas which one had no time to write down. — Hector Berlioz

I don’t know how many times I’ve been waking up in the morning, driving home from work or otherwise disposed when I’ve had what I thought was a ground breaking idea. We’ve all been through this before, whether we had a great idea to help Dan Rather with his newscasts or a new way to produce ice in Alaska, we’ve all kicked ourselves for not remembering something we thought was a great idea.

To combat this I’ve started keeping a notepad by the side of my bed to write down any idea I may have.
Got any other suggestions?