Paper checklist or phone timer on busy shifts

Which keeps a shift smoother: the paper checklist or the phone timer? On a 7 a.m. start with 12 rooms, the paper checklist lets me glance, scribble, and hand it to a coworker fast; I gained speed and easy sharing, but I gave up nudges and timestamps. The phone timer (Notes plus repeating alarms) gives me reminders, hydration tallies, and less mental load; I gain precision, but I give up glove-smeared screens, unlocking, and that “are you texting?” vibe.

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I tape a tiny paper grid to my badge and set one repeating 45‑min phone alarm; on a 7 a.m. with 12 rooms, the alarm nudges me while the grid lets me scribble and hand it off fast. If you want timestamps, I just jot the alarm time in the margin next to any outlier, takes 2 sec. Think your Notes setup could run one master alarm while you keep the paper for handoff to coworkers.

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