I made voice recordings on my laptop (some guys brought small digital recorders) for both my transitions (744--4 years ago, and 767 last year)...
If you really feel motivated, do some gardening, or some such hobby, and rest your brain cells till you get to training...
The other thing about gouges/study guides...don't fill your brain with non-Atlas procedures, and non-Atlas aircraft systems. Yes, it can get you started but, it is not really necessary to that...