I hear ya! An all too easy pen off, but used regularly as you say for a transient fault.
This mechanic has recently passed his FAA A&P, but nowhere in the syllabus does it cover how to write in a tech log. It is something that is learned with experience. Imagine you are trying to learn it in a foreign language. Learning to speak English is one thing. Learning to read and write technical English is quite another kettle of fish.