Or when you finish a chore faster than you planned and still did a good job, put a note in the "time bank" and build up to where you can spend most of a day playing a video game or whatever.
In many ways, it had done its job before a note was sounded; I doubt I was alone in spending recent weeks revisiting Grit, marvelling at its deft way of spinning an earthy tune into outer orbit.
If your mechanic went above and beyond the call of duty, or even just did a good job, send a note to his boss (the Service Manager).
When inquiring about work, home life and the strains of her new job, a reporter notes that he hopes he would ask the same question of an ambitious male politician with young children.
When he began his coaching search after Petrino left 11 months into the job, he received a note and a phone call from the Pittsburgh Steelers' chairman, Dan Rooney.
"When I resigned my job, I left a note that read, 'I am quitting to run away with the circus,' then I ate fire at my going-away party," said Petra-Goodnight, who has been performing as a profession since 2007.
A man working at a gas station in Michigan was fired after walking off the job and leaving a note for his manager, accusing her of "negligence" for being an hour late to relieve him.
When you book a job, always make a note on what the project was, what part you played and who the production company, casting director or client was.
"Stocks go up and down, and things may be different tomorrow, but I thought it was worth a moment of reflection today," Mr. Jobs wrote in a note to Apple employees.
Scott says job seekers should adopt the old style of writing when sending a job inquiry note to a search firm such as his.
