Preregistration: write the test down before you look
Write a one-page test plan a friend could run without you, before touching the data.
Module 15 of 26, Testing an idea honestly before you use it. Lesson 7 of 8, about 16 minutes.
The takeaway
Write the test down before you touch the data, count every version you try, and commit to what failure looks like.
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