Which metrics deserve years of tracking, explained once properly
Advice on which metrics deserve years of tracking tends to split in two: impossibly complex, or sold as one click. Reality sits between. It needs…
The self-deception inside logs: a practical plan for ordinary weeks
Let us set the limits of the self-deception inside logs first: it reliably improves a working feel for your own baseline, and it does not deliver…
Logging with a family member: the full sequence and where it drifts
If you only read one paragraph, read this: logging with a family member depends on how the situation is set up, not on how you feel at the time.…
Turning records into adjustments: what to do and what to skip
If you only read one paragraph, read this: turning records into adjustments depends on how the situation is set up, not on how you feel at the time.…
A review at three months: method, rhythm and limits
If you only read one paragraph, read this: a review at three months depends on how the situation is set up, not on how you feel at the time. Arrange…
Showing your log to a doctor: nine specific questions
Put showing your log to a doctor back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only survives good…
Logs versus weighing yourself: the full sequence and where it drifts
Separate two things in logs versus weighing yourself: the outcome you want and the action you can sustain. When the gap is too wide, shrink the…
When to stop recording: making the complicated part simple
Anyone who has spent time on when to stop recording has a failure story: a strong start, a collapse in the middle, then silence. This is not another…
The minimum viable log, explained once properly
Put the minimum viable log back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only survives good months will…
Archiving a year of notes: making the complicated part simple
If you have already tried archiving a year of notes and dropped it, the fault is usually in the setup: a starting point set too high, an environment…
Does tracking make you more disciplined: nine specific questions
Separate two things in does tracking make you more disciplined: the outcome you want and the action you can sustain. When the gap is too wide, shrink…
Which six things belong on one page: what to do and what to skip
Let us set the limits of which six things belong on one page first: it reliably improves a working feel for your own baseline, and it does not…
How long before a log shows anything: making the complicated part simple
If you have already tried how long before a log shows anything and dropped it, the fault is usually in the setup: a starting point set too high, an…
The least effortful way to record: method, rhythm and limits
Separate two things in the least effortful way to record: the outcome you want and the action you can sustain. When the gap is too wide, shrink the…
Writing a sleep log that survives: a version you can actually follow
Most people want writing a sleep log that survives to make things better. The workable version of that goal is steadier: a floor you can hit on a bad…
Should food logs include weights: the order that saves effort
Most people do not fail at should food logs include weights from misunderstanding it. They fail because understanding is not doing. What follows is…
Tracking body signals without alarm, explained once properly
Advice on tracking body signals without alarm tends to split in two: impossibly complex, or sold as one click. Reality sits between. It needs some…
Three questions for a monthly review: what to do and what to skip
Most people want three questions for a monthly review to make things better. The workable version of that goal is steadier: a floor you can hit on a…
Where logging turns into anxiety: nine specific questions
If you have already tried where logging turns into anxiety and dropped it, the fault is usually in the setup: a starting point set too high, an…
Paper or an app: three things to understand first
Put paper or an app back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only survives good months will not…