A simple map can help you choose a small change to a recurring problem. The clean-laundry example below connects observations, a proposed explanation and a prediction you could check.

You can use plain words and arrows. A counted stock needs additions and removals; a proposed causal relationship needs an explanation and an uncertainty note. The optional diagram lessons add formal signs and loop notation later.

Keep other people’s private information out of shared notes. A shared routine needs agreement from those affected; the map itself grants no authority to change it.