I used a pen and paper when I played Blue Prince. It was pretty much necessary.

Though I did take a lot of screenshots too and those were also helpful

I actually still use pen and paper for certain things that are easier, e.g. planning out rows of different crops in Stardew Valley preparing for a new season so I know exactly how many seeds to buy in the morning. I think our flavors of ADHD will determine what works best for each of us, but god damn the notes feature in steam is helpful

That's how we did it on the 80s, too- though, we were also typing out the code in order to play in the first place, so 🤷🏼‍♂️