If I'm interrupted while I have a lot of unstructured thoughts floating in short-term memory, I try to ask for a "couple seconds" and scribble down some key wor

If I'm interrupted while I have a lot of unstructured thoughts floating in short-term memory, I try to ask for a "couple seconds" and scribble down some key words on a post-it before switching attention. Looking at the post-it later brings most everything back.