Writing out loud helps resume flow

When I was writing 2020-05-22, I was remote working from home. During that time in the morning, my 4-year-old was very active and would like to play with me — I typically played with her during the pandemic lockdown from 8 am to 10 am, except on a single workday. That single workday is today, and that disrupts her routine.

Not only I discovered that just writing out loud in my daily log is good for self-brainstorming (To write is to rubber duck), I also found that I could easily context switch, and resume my flow once I’ve played with her. I could download all of my previously saved working memory back, which is my notes, and start working again.