If you can't remember where you spotted those to-die-for frocks on sale, spend the majority of your day wading through your e-mail in-box or just can't find time to do everything you want to, help is on the way.

In search of shortcuts that really work, we tapped the know-how of Gina Trapani, author of Upgrade Your Life: The Lifehacker Guide to Working Smarter, Faster, Better to bring you tips on how to outsmart three common time stealers. But first, go grab a cape—your girlfriends may soon be calling you Superwoman.

TIME STEALER: Playing the Memory Game
Your brain is likely jam-packed with passwords, e-mail addresses and a host of other tidbits you need to function every day. Try to cram in a sliver of extra info and you'll only waste time trying to recall it later—or remembering where you jotted it down (calendar, notebook...napkin?)

THE FIX: Put your camera phone to work. Use it as a handheld scanner ready to instantly capture whatever detail you don't want to forget (and that could save you money!). Then, flip open your phone at any time to find the store hours of your favorite boutique, the wine you tried—and loved—at dinner, the sale price for the snazzy digital TV you saw in a store window or the brilliant white-board idea from the staff meeting.