As I plunge into the depths of academic rigor and drown the best years of my adult life in a low paying yet rather fulfilling career I realize the need to make writing a habit. I have learnt over innumerable tasks, its good to take notes. Its also good to compile your notes and make a small sketch of your current work, or even the current paper you are reading. If you find an article or summary, it is important to note that down. A blog does not have to be only for writing the mundane details of your daily life, ranting about culture or anecdotal evidence. It can be a very good place to keep track of your progress and make notes.
Of course not being able to make a latex document with beautiful typography and colorful pictures makes it dull, but its a start. For the more initiated, there are options, dropbox is one of them, create a directory for all your files, update and sync them with dropbox. You can easily view previous versions and look at all your edits. The good part is, its easy to share the file with a reviewer too. I have also been using papers to make a bib of the papers I reference. So here's to more meaningful citations and verbose drudgery.
