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Why Tracking Less Can Sometimes Tell You More

Less tracking can create cleaner trends and better consistency. Start with 1–3 symptoms, keep notes minimal, and only add extra detail temporarily when you’re testing a specific hypothesis.

Key Points:

Less tracking often creates cleaner trends and better consistency.
A low-effort setup: 1–3 symptoms + severity + frequency + optional short note.
Track more only temporarily (7–14 days) when something changes or you’re preparing for an appointment.

Why less can work better

Cleaner trends
Better consistency
Easier week-to-week comparisons

A low-effort setup that still works

Daily: 1–3 symptoms
Add severity (1–10) and frequency (once / few times / multiple / constant)
Optional note only if something clearly mattered

When to track more (temporarily)

Starting/stopping something
Testing a trigger hypothesis
Preparing for a medical appointment