Checking metrics triggers anxiety
A practical fix and a copyable AI coding prompt. Replace bracketed placeholders with your project details.
1. Check the problem
Check metrics on a schedule, not impulse: one 30-minute review every Friday, dashboard closed the rest of the week. The data hasn't changed in 4 hours, only your stress has, that's just pre-PMF scarcity.
2. Use the prompt
Checking metrics gives me anxiety. Help me set a metrics routine: one weekly 30-minute review, say Friday, and rules for staying out of the dashboard otherwise. Tell me which 3-5 metrics actually matter before product-market fit for [product] so the weekly check is signal, not stress.3. Verify the fix
Review the proposed diff, run the relevant checks and exercise the original failing flow before merging.
Continue in the related workflow chapter.