How do you organize your turns?

[WraithLord]

I like to first take a long hard look at the turn. Watch battles, check for found sites, events, scouts/scry reports and then I exit the game.

I usually wait at least a few hours but sometimes a day or two contemplating my options, threats, resources etc. If I'm at war I also think about my enemy, what did he do? what does he like to do? how does he equip his SCs etc?

Then I form a rough plan for the turn and near future and I write that down. I double check against the information and notes I wrote down from previous turns and update that. I have game plan document for each game I play or ever played (I kept them all, together with turn backups ). So I can go back and consult how I solved similar problems, like that player likes RoS ambushes and elemental protected SCs (and usually neglects MR). What did I do back then?- Maybe it can work now?
I also write everything worth note I see about everyone in the game. Army composition, important provinces, blood provinces, SC type, equipment stats and weak points etc.

Then I do diplo - which is fun

Last, I go through the mundane & somewhat boring phase of clicking all the consequent orders.

Oh and at rare turns of epic memorable battles I take screenshots displaying the battle from start to end. I keep all those screenshot for my screen saver.

[Gandalf Parker]

Mine is pretty much like everyone else.

The only notes I tend to take is if my scout watches a combat where one of the other nations fights independents. Some provinces are worth noting. Certain defenders, especially in a province such as mountain which is likely to provide extra resources, can be a goal to keep in mind as I expand in that direction. Even if I reach it with very little army left it can be a good spot to put PD into and start rebuilding an army there.

Also, in my turns the last thing I tend to do is to hit the mercenary screen to make sure I have my contracts up to date. I often hit the screen early on to pay-up the contracts before I start recruiting but Im so forgetful that I also check it just before hitting END to make sure. I hate that message that says my mercs have left for someone else. Especially if I was counting on them that turn.