Micro-System: Record Your Results
Make Your Outputs Measurable
Your systems produce outcomes. Record them or they vanish.
Founder Note*
Most people work hard but have nothing to show for it. Results disappear when they aren’t captured, and effort without evidence can’t be verified. Recording your outputs is how you convert activity into proof — the kind of proof that builds credibility, strengthens your systems, and makes your progress undeniable.
How to Record Your Results
A simple, repeatable workflow for capturing the outputs your systems produce.
1. Identify the output your system creates
Every system produces something: a page, a transaction, a file, a message, a summary, a decision.
Name the output clearly so it can be tracked.
2. Capture the result immediately
Take a screenshot, export a file, save a link, or write a short description.
Don’t rely on memory — results decay fast.
3. Timestamp and label the result
Add the date, the system name, and a short note about what happened.
This creates traceability and prevents confusion later.
4. Store the result in a consistent location
Use a folder, a database, a notes app, or a dedicated archive.
The key is consistency — the same place, every time.
5. Link the result back to the system that produced it
This closes the loop.
It proves the system works and shows how often it produces outcomes.
A result is evidence of what your system produced, not what you hoped to produce.
Valid results include:
A published page
A completed workflow
A processed transaction
A finished file, export, or deliverable
A timestamped screenshot of an outcome
A measurable change created by your system
These are outputs, not intentions.
What Counts as a Result
A result is evidence of what your system produced, not what you hoped to produce.
Valid results include:
A published page
A completed workflow
A processed transaction
A finished file, export, or deliverable
A timestamped screenshot of an outcome
A measurable change created by your system
Add the date, the system name, and a short note about what happened.
These are outputs, not intentions.
What Does Not Count
Avoid logging anything that inflates your sense of progress without producing proof.
Not valid:
Ideas
Plans
Tasks you intended to complete
Half-finished drafts
Notes about what you might do next
Emotional wins or “I learned something today” moments
These may matter personally, but they do not qualify as results.
Avoid Vanity Metrics
Vanity metrics create the illusion of progress without strengthening your system.
Examples:
Views without context
Likes without conversion
Impressions without action
Random spikes with no repeatability
If it can’t be reproduced, verified, or tied to a system, it’s noise.
The Boundary Rule
A result must be observable, timestamped, and tied to a system. If it fails any of those three tests, it doesn’t count.
Daily: Capture Every Outcome
Vanity metrics create the illusion of progress without strengthening your system.
Examples:
Log results the moment they happen.
Save screenshots, exports, links, or short notes.
Never end a work session without recording what your system produced.
Monthly: Summarize Your Proof
Compile your strongest outputs into a single summary.
Identify patterns: what’s working, what’s slowing down, what’s improving.
Use this summary to strengthen your systems and prepare for publishing evidence.
The Discipline Principle
Small, consistent recordings compound into undeniable proof.
Ready to Make Your Proof Visible
You’ve captured your results. Now it’s time to publish them.
Moves you to the next secured step in the Proof layer.
