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What Did You Learn?
Turn one real result into a clear decision about what to do next.
- Workbook
- 7 pages
- Google Docs · Word · PDF
Making this yourself would take about 7 hours: working out the steps, writing the examples and setting it up in Google, Microsoft and PDF. It's done for you.
The voice in this video is George's, made with AI.
What it's for
You've just run a small real-world test and you need to work out what the result means. Use it so one good result doesn't make you overconfident, and one bad one doesn't make you quit.
Pairs well with
- Your First Small Test (design the test first)
- Test Tracker (keep every test and its result in one place)
What you'll leave with
- An honest record of what actually happened.
- What you expected, side by side with what you saw.
- At least one other reason the result could have happened.
- What you believed before the test, and what you believe now.
- A one-page Learning Decision Brief and the smallest next step that makes sense.
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How to use it
Work through the steps in order. Each one has a worked example and space to write your own answer.
- Write Down What HappenedRecord the test as it really went, and what you expected, before you explain anything.
- Put What You Expected Next to What You SawLay them side by side so the gap is easy to see.
- Question Your First ExplanationFind at least one other reason for the result, with a worked example.
- Update What You BelieveChange your belief only as much as the result gives you reason to.
- Choose the Smallest Next MovePick the step that teaches you the most for the least.
- Tools That Help HereSee the free tools that help.
- Do It With AIUse the prompts to read your result fairly.
- Your Learning Decision BriefFill in one page: what changed, what didn't, and what comes next.
Tips
- Do it soon after the test ends, while the details are fresh.
- Your first explanation is usually the one you want to be true. Write at least one other before you decide.
- Keep the brief with your test plan so you can compare tests later.
Three formats, one purchase
- Google DocsMake a copy in your Google Drive and type straight into it.
- Microsoft WordDownload and fill it in on your computer.
- PDFPrint it and fill it in with a pen.
Validation pack
Also in the Validation pack
3 documents in all
Test Tracker
Record each test, what counted as a yes, and what happened.
About 6 hours to make yourself
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