Insights after a bad losing streak and now climbing back up-----daily chess players

I am a beginner (highest rating 1200 for about 10 seconds), then decended down to below 1000 to maybe 950 losing so many matches, it was awful. Now I am back to playing normal chess, and maybe somebody new can benefit. This applies to another newbie who plays daily chess.  I started in the notes section of the match writing down my moves but why I am making the moves, what is the thought process. what am I trying to accomplish? This does two things it slows me down while playing because I have to take the time to write down the moves, which makes me think out loud, and that is just enough to prevent me from making many of the dumb mistakes I made while on the losing streak. I have caught a few blunders doing this. Its not perfect by any means because there will be things I miss with my limited knowledge but if you are new and play daily chess try it out.