Evidence can discriminate

Name one observation, or one small safe experiment, whose result would come out differently if your loop is real than if the rival explanation is right. If nothing you can watch or try separates them, call the loop speculative and go gather evidence instead.

Name one observation, or one small safe experiment, whose result would come out differently if your loop is real than if the rival explanation is right. If nothing you can watch or try separates them, call the loop speculative and go gather evidence instead.

Example

Work stress is the rival. Your partner has two project-free weeks in March. Your loop predicts the fights keep going on their own; the rival predicts they nearly stop. Watch those 14 days before rearranging anything about the relationship.