Turning records into adjustments: method, rhythm and limits
There is plenty written about turning records into adjustments and little you can act on. This piece stays concrete: every action can be done at the…
A review at three months, explained once properly
Let us set the limits of a review at three months first: it reliably improves steadier sleep, and it does not deliver overnight. Anything promising…
Showing your log to a doctor: nine specific questions
Separate two things in showing your log to a doctor: the outcome you want and the action you can sustain. When the gap is too wide, shrink the action…
Logs versus weighing yourself: a version you can actually follow
Let us set the limits of logs versus weighing yourself first: it reliably improves a working feel for your own baseline, and it does not deliver…
When to stop recording, explained once properly
There is plenty written about when to stop recording and little you can act on. This piece stays concrete: every action can be done by the kitchen…
The minimum viable log: what to do and what to skip
Advice on the minimum viable log tends to split in two: impossibly complex, or sold as one click. Reality sits between. It needs some patience and…
Archiving a year of notes: three things to understand first
If you only read one paragraph, read this: archiving a year of notes depends on how the situation is set up, not on how you feel at the time. Arrange…
Does tracking make you more disciplined, explained once properly
If you have already tried does tracking make you more disciplined and dropped it, the fault is usually in the setup: a starting point set too high,…
Which six things belong on one page: what to do and what to skip
Put which six things belong on one page back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only survives…
How long before a log shows anything: what to do and what to skip
If you only read one paragraph, read this: how long before a log shows anything depends on how the situation is set up, not on how you feel at the…
The least effortful way to record: what to do and what to skip
If you have already tried the least effortful way to record and dropped it, the fault is usually in the setup: a starting point set too high, an…
Writing a sleep log that survives: the order that saves effort
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: four details people skip
Anyone who has spent time on should food logs include weights has a failure story: a strong start, a collapse in the middle, then silence. This is…
Tracking body signals without alarm: a version you can actually follow
If you only read one paragraph, read this: tracking body signals without alarm depends on how the situation is set up, not on how you feel at the…
Three questions for a monthly review: method, rhythm and limits
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, explained once properly
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, explained once properly
Most people want paper or an app to make things better. The workable version of that goal is steadier: a floor you can hit on a bad day. Everything…
Catching up after missed days: four details people skip
Most people want catching up after missed days to make things better. The workable version of that goal is steadier: a floor you can hit on a bad…
A one-week summary template: judging it before you start
If you only read one paragraph, read this: a one-week summary template depends on how the situation is set up, not on how you feel at the time.…
Which metrics deserve years of tracking: making the complicated part simple
Put which metrics deserve years of tracking back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only survives…