Direction and baseline

Pin down one valued variable, say which way counts as better, and record where it stands right now in observable terms. Without a measured starting point, any later claim of progress is unfalsifiable, since you have nothing to compare this month against.

Pin down one valued variable, say which way counts as better, and record where it stands right now in observable terms. Without a measured starting point, any later claim of progress is unfalsifiable, since you have nothing to compare this month against.

Example

You log last month honestly: 4.5 hours total in work that gave you both energy and genuine usefulness to someone, spread across three evenings. That number is the baseline. The direction: more such hours this month, not fewer, measured the same way.