Decision Guides

1. Answer the period that was asked about

Report the requested window - last night, today, the last seven days or the usual pattern. Do not answer from the best day, worst day or desired identity.

• Use observable behaviour where possible.
• Select "Not sure" rather than inventing precision.
• Update the baseline only when the usual pattern has changed, not after one exceptional day.

2. Complete a current Check-in before relying on the Dashboard

Onboarding provides context, not today's state. A current recommendation requires recent evidence. Where information is stale or missing, answer the targeted follow-up instead of accepting a guess.

3. Read the evidence before the label

The primary debt is the current intervention priority. A secondary contributor may matter, but should not compete with the main action. Confidence describes the evidence available now; it does not describe the user.

4. Execute the minimum effective version

Use the prescribed action at the stated intensity and time requirement. Schedule a specific time, place or cue when the action depends on execution. Do not compensate for a missed action with excessive training, restriction or other unsafe behaviour.

5. Record the real barrier

If the action was not completed, identify the stage that failed:

• No clear choice or priority - Decision.
• No sequence, time or next step - Planning.
• Materials, access, cues or environment not ready - Setup.
• Action was clear, feasible and prepared but still not done - Execution.
• Capacity or safety changed - update the current state instead of blaming execution.

6. Verify the effect

At the next relevant Check-in, report whether the action was completed, whether the state improved, stayed the same, worsened or remains unclear, and whether the diagnosis felt accurate. One subjective response should influence the model without erasing stronger independent evidence.

7. Challenge repetition

A repeated diagnosis can be correct when the evidence persists, the action was not completed, the dose was insufficient or the time horizon is longer. It becomes stale when the evidence is not refreshed, the same failed action is repeated, or no new reason is given for keeping the priority unchanged.

8. Correct the system when context changes

Update goals, schedule, training load, diet, equipment, work demands, travel, injury or recurring responsibilities when they materially change. Connected data may be disconnected at any time. A correction is part of the evidence record.