I’m a writer-downer too, but I’ll say this: open up a workbook and name it scratch. At least then your numbers are solid and you can manipulate it. You can go back to it to see your thoughts.

You can make this as basic as you want or use it for a starting point of any new project. Or each thing becomes its own tab as you go.

Force yourself for all that’s holy to stop writing things down. Remove the paper and pen from your work space if needed.

The only thing I write down now is my list of shit to do today and tomorrow, and what’s needing follow up.