1. Describe the change you want
Write where you are now, what you want to be different and why it matters. Choose something observable: “Explain the report's three conclusions without reopening it” is easier to check than “think better”.
2. Find the main uncertainty
What is stopping progress? Separate a lack of information from a lack of time, access, skill or support. Ask what evidence could change your current view.
3. Choose a small test
Pick a reversible action you can carry out with the resources available. For example, compare two ways of studying short passages rather than changing your entire routine at once.
4. Decide what to observe
Before starting, write down what would count as useful progress and what would suggest the approach is not helping. Note possible alternative explanations, such as easier material or fewer interruptions.
5. Review and update
Choose a review date. What will you continue if it helps, change if it does not, or check next if the result is unclear? One informal test can guide your next move; it cannot establish a general training effect.
A worked example
Goal: understand a difficult article. Uncertainty: am I relying on an AI summary without checking my understanding? Test: explain one section unaided, use AI to identify possible gaps, then check the article. Review: explain the argument again the next day without the summary.
Connect this with IQ Mindware
Bring your task to coaching for personal guidance, or explore current training. The g loop application layer is coming soon. The prompts here are a standalone exercise, not access to an unreleased app.