Parent's tip works best if you're coming back the next day so that you can easily reload the mental context you were in. If you know there will be more time bef

Parent's tip works best if you're coming back the next day so that you can easily reload the mental context you were in. If you know there will be more time before you return, you generally need to write yourself notes that are reasonably detailed to allow you to recover that context. In which case the trick may not be worth it.