Add a "STATUS" tag to your notes so you can search by status
Adding STATUS tags to your notes allows you to search for everything that matches a given status.
I keep notes on almost every task/project/etc. that I'm managing, whether it's changing my mobile phone plan, figuring out what we're doing for Mother's Day, or refinancing our mortgage.
I currently use "OPEN", "HOLD", "TODO", and "CLOSED", but the great thing about tags is they aren't static; you can use whatever tags make sense and are useful to you, and change them as you see fit.
Use multiple status tags - (Added: 2005.05.09) Note that you can use more than one status tag, for example, not all "OPEN" issues are necessarily "TODOs", but some are. In those cases, just add "STATUS: OPEN, TODO", and your search tool should find the notes whether your search for "STATUS: OPEN" or "STATUS: TODO".
EXAMPLE 01
STATUS: OPEN
CONTACT: Joe @ Mortgage Broker Co. 800-555-1212
DATE: 09:00 2005.04.01
When I search for "STATUS: OPEN", I get a list of all my notes on unresolved tasks and projects, which is another approach to the idea of having a task list. This way, I can easily review & prioritize what I want to work on next, with all the related notes right at hand, a click away.