A new workflow can feel better because it is new. A short experiment log gives that first impression a little context: what you changed, which task it was meant to help, and what happened during ordinary use.
Keep the record modest. One observation about starting the task and another about finishing it may be enough. Include the friction the change introduced as well as the friction it removed.
Decide when to review the experiment and how to return to the earlier arrangement. A useful trial produces information even when the change is not worth keeping. That makes small experiments a practical habit rather than a sequence of complete resets.
A small working example.
A trial of a new drafting routine could record the question, one observed result, and the next adjustment. That is enough to support a later comparison.
A note to keep beside it.
Review the moment of handoff. A good workflow leaves enough information for the next person, including your future self, to continue without reconstruction.
- Name the task the change should help.
- Record a benefit and a new difficulty.
- Choose a review point and an easy path back.
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