Name people, places and hours, not conclusions
The entry that loses claims reads delayed by others: a feeling, not a fact, proving only that somebody was frustrated. The entry that wins names the gang, the area, what stopped them, who caused it and how long it lasted: bricklayers, block B level two, no access, scaffold not handed over, four hours. That sentence costs thirty seconds on the day and cannot be reconstructed afterwards.
Updated: 22 August 2026
Keeping a diary that counts
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