Set Up the Minimum in 30 Minutes
Your first journal is a prototype.
Pick: - one schema (minimal fields) - one place to log (single tool) - one review time (weekly)
Then commit to a tiny rule: - “No new trade until the last trade is logged.”
Key Points
- •Prototype the first version.
- •One tool, one schema, one weekly review.
- •Use a logging gate to protect the habit.
Your First Week: Don’t Optimize, Just Collect
Week 1 goal: consistency, not insight.
Do: - log every trade minimally - apply 3 tags (setup label, state tag, in-plan vs drift)
Do not: - add new fields daily - rewrite the schema mid-week
At the end of the week, you earn a review.
Key Points
- •Consistency first.
- •Keep tags small and repeatable.
- •Earn review by collecting clean samples.
Your First Review: One Change Only
Pick one edge and one leak.
Edge: - a setup or condition that looked clean
Leak: - a behavior tag that correlated with poor outcomes
Then pick one constraint for next week.
If you finish review with one constraint, you did it right.
Key Points
- •One edge, one leak, one constraint.
- •Do not turn review into a multi-hour project.
- •Constraints are how learning becomes behavior change.