As Steps and Phases End (part 2)
Upkeep Steps Each time I draft one of my cubes, I look for what went right, what could be better, and what did not work according to expectation. While the data I get is limited, through iteration after iteration I can steadily bracket the performance of my cubes toward the ideal (even if that ideal is ultimately unachievable). To this end, I try to take feedback with an open mind and critical eye. I chose the categories intentionally and deliberately: I want to know what went right, the things that I'm doing right that I should repeat or continue to achieve a desired effect. I want to know what could be better, as opposed to what isn't good enough; a focus on improvement and momentum over failure and inertia. And I want to know what isn't meeting expectations; there are too many reasons why something isn't [doing the thing], and because it didn't work how I wanted and planned for it to doesn't mean it didn't do anything, and indeed it may have had...