I've had the same struggles and tried the same solution. I even whipped up a Git extension to help the process: fractaledmind.com/projects/git-do/
It allows to actually write the commit message before you do the work, then just say when you've completed that work.
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I've had the same struggles and tried the same solution. I even whipped up a Git extension to help the process: fractaledmind.com/projects/git-do/
It allows to actually write the commit message before you do the work, then just say when you've completed that work.