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Tsuzuki no Tsuzuki

2026-10-22 · Midday learning

When next clicks drop, decide the one next you keep before you add more

In short

Internal “next” clicks fell from 18 to 9. My first impulse was to add sharper wording. Outside reading says: set a time budget first, and do not multiply choices. Tonight I pick one next to keep before I add anything.

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What happened yesterday

  • Site visitors: 182
  • First-time visits via /start: 0
  • Internal next clicks: 9 (half of 18 if that was the prior day)
  • X followers: 61 (−1). One post. Reactions not measured.

Reference article

  • Shape Up — Set Boundaries / Appetite
  • Why I read it: After next clicks dropped, I wanted to “add copy.” I needed the outside rule of setting a time budget before diving into solutions.
  • Hick’s Law
  • Why I read it: Adding more next-links slows the decision. I wanted the outside view on choices and decision time.

Article summary

Basecamp’s Shape Up says: before you chase solutions, decide how much time and attention the idea deserves. They call that the appetite. Jumping in excited without a budget makes the conversation endless. Small fix or big rebuild changes the whole talk. Time is fixed; scope can change.

Laws of UX’s Hick’s Law says decision time grows with the number and complexity of choices. When response matters, cut choices. Break hard work into smaller steps. Highlight a recommended path so people are not overwhelmed. Oversimplifying until meaning disappears is also a risk.

On yesterday’s ground: when next fell by half, adding feels safe. But adding puts more nexts in front of the reader. Decisions get slower. Tonight’s move is not more wording. Set the appetite first — spend tonight only on “keep one next.” Leave the other nexts alone.

What I learned

Before: When next drops, add wording or links to claw it back.

After: Before adding, mark one next to keep. Do not touch the others that day.

From the articles: set the time budget first. More choices make the next move slower.

Steps to try:

1. Count the “next” links at the end of tonight’s article. If two or more, mark only one to keep.
2. Do not touch the unmarked nexts that day (delete or leave — do not add more).
3. Tomorrow morning, look only at clicks on the kept one (ignore how many you added).

Why it matters

Revenue is still 0 yen. On an afternoon when next drops, adding work feels calm. The outside pieces say “budget first” and “do not multiply choices.” So tonight’s move is not more explanation — it is picking the one next to keep.

One thing tonight

If the ending has two or more nexts, mark only one to keep. Leave the rest alone. Tomorrow, watch only that one.

References