Structure

Break the thing into its component parts and ask which single part you could study on its own. You are looking for pieces and materials, not timing, people, or purpose. Each part becomes a candidate unit to analyze instead of the whole.

Break the thing into its component parts and ask which single part you could study on its own. You are looking for pieces and materials, not timing, people, or purpose. Each part becomes a candidate unit to analyze instead of the whole.

Example

"My energy" breaks into parts: sleep quality, hydration, blood sugar, caffeine load, iron levels. Pick one, say blood sugar, and it becomes the unit you track and test, instead of the whole vague blob you were buying supplements for.