This is not a history.
It's a record of how your judgment is evolving.

Your Reality Checks

Not a log of ideas.
A record of how your thinking changed.

Your decision patterns

Total Reality Checks

12

Verdict distribution

Continue: 4Pivot: 5Stop: 3

Most frequently hit assumption

"People will change behavior if value is clear"

Trend insight

You're getting faster at identifying weak assumptions -- your last 3 checks reached a decision 40% earlier.

Decision timeline

Recent Reality Checks, newest first.

Context: "Side project / First-time founder"

Verdict

Continue testing

Viable under specific conditions

Top assumption challenged

"People will actively switch from their current workflow"

This assumption was repeatedly rejected by simulated users.

Your thinking at the time

"I believed clarity alone would overcome inertia."

Secondary signals
  • Strongest objection theme: "Why bother switching?"
  • Early drop-off point: First explanation paragraph
  • Confidence level: Medium
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Context: "Marketplace experiment / Solo builder"

Verdict

Pivot required

Core assumption failed

Top assumption challenged

"Users will pay upfront to save time later"

Simulated users resisted the commitment without proof.

Your thinking at the time

"I assumed time savings would justify the buy-in."

Secondary signals
  • Strongest objection theme: "Show me proof first"
  • Early drop-off point: Pricing section
  • Confidence level: Low
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Context: "Internal tool / Team of three"

Verdict

Stop

High confidence misalignment

Top assumption challenged

"Teams will switch tools if onboarding is short"

Behavioral inertia outweighed the onboarding gains.

Your thinking at the time

"I thought speed would beat habit."

Secondary signals
  • Strongest objection theme: "We already stitched a workflow"
  • Early drop-off point: Value proposition headline
  • Confidence level: High
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Patterns worth noticing

You've encountered the same assumption in 4 different ideas:
"Users will invest time upfront if the benefit is explained."

This assumption has failed every time.