[IndepAmoeba]

I end each day by writing everything on my mind in a journal. Todos, ideas to explore, details about work in progress, people to talk to, etc. Very stream-of-consciousness, no filter, no organization. Just get it all on the page.

Every time I find myself thinking about work in the evening, I walk back over to my desk and add to the journal entry.

I find the biggest cause (for me) is having ideas bouncing around in my head that don't exist elsewhere. Maybe it's an idea that's not concrete enough to become a Jira ticket yet, or a vague sense that "we should do thing X". Once it's written I can forget about it, and pick it up the next morning.

[noud]

+1

I do exactly the same. Just journal all your thoughts, ideas, worries, and things to do into one joint place. The idea is that you don't have to ruminate anymore, because it's on paper and you can start on it the next day.

[foreigner]

Same. Putting something down on paper let's me take it out of my mind.