Grid overlay when not cropping?

I am doing a sequence of photos and it would be extremely helpful if there was a grid overlay for the photo I am working on when I am not in crop mode, the same as the thirds grid overlay you see when using the crop tool.

Hi Geoff
We are doing large sequence surfing shots (30+ images) and the subject bounces around the photo area a bit.
If I had a grid when in full view while doing other edits, I would not need to keep toggling back and forth in the crop mode to see exactly where to line up the next shot in the sequence.
But because the cropped image is so small, it is not practical to do the other edits. So after completing the other edits, I need to go back into crop, check the position, back out of crop, go to next image, set position, then resume editing.
If the grid was present it would save 2-6 clicks per photo and we do 500-1000 per day.
Cheers
Greg

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