The value of private isn't as much that it can't be used against you; but that you don't have to bother with the cognitive load of sanitizing it.
I currently use a plugin that opens up a Daily Log each morning as I open my editor; and populates it with a template
ToDone:
*
ToDo:
*
Blockers:
*
First thing I try and do each morning as I catch up on email/overnight test results is fill it out as an outline of talking points before the daily Standup.
Throughout the day I try and keep a running list of task I work on down int he daily log; often with comments like 'why the everlovingfuck did jason delete the prod db' and a general summary of problems and how I solved (or didn't solve) them.
Outside of a personal knowledge database, when review time comes along it makes it much easier to summarize what I've worked on also.
I currently use a plugin that opens up a Daily Log each morning as I open my editor; and populates it with a template
ToDone: * ToDo: * Blockers: *
First thing I try and do each morning as I catch up on email/overnight test results is fill it out as an outline of talking points before the daily Standup.
Throughout the day I try and keep a running list of task I work on down int he daily log; often with comments like 'why the everlovingfuck did jason delete the prod db' and a general summary of problems and how I solved (or didn't solve) them.
Outside of a personal knowledge database, when review time comes along it makes it much easier to summarize what I've worked on also.