My problem with this is that my thoughts are too jumbled and non linear. I can start writing and my mind will jump to something else tangentially relevant and then do that several more times before I realize and struggle to recall where I originally was
This reminds me of writing „morning pages“. I first heard about it when stumbling upon „The Artists Way“ by Julia Cameron. To get rid of your mental baggage, you should write three pages every morning, she claims. The book is mainly about finding your (lost) inner creativity. But i have generally found that this routine helps to clear blockages in the mind and to become clearer.