I think a repeating timer acts as a calming or focusing tool for some. I don't advocate it personally, unless your life or work schedule must be ruled by the cl

I think a repeating timer acts as a calming or focusing tool for some. I don't advocate it personally, unless your life or work schedule must be ruled by the clock. When I say "write everything down" I mean use the lightest of note taking. It can be a bullet point for the day, or an expansive note on a particularly difficult technical challenge, there is no one set way of approaching this.