{
  "schema": "vedokrok.public-item.v1",
  "release_id": "MHC-RPUB-20260920-75ad787a",
  "url": "/knowledge/record-the-episode-while-its-context-is-still-available",
  "id": "MHC-D-RESEARCH-1095",
  "version": "0.1.0",
  "title": "Record the episode while its context is still available",
  "summary": "Last Tuesday’s frustration is more useful than usually annoying.",
  "kind": "protocol",
  "body": "Ask participants to make a short entry after a relevant event over an agreed period. Capture the situation, attempted action and result. Keep the burden small enough to be realistic, then discuss selected entries rather than treating the diary as complete telemetry.",
  "limits": [
    "Recording can change behavior. Missing entries are not proof that the event never happened; protect personal details and allow withdrawal."
  ],
  "topics": [
    "product-discovery-50"
  ],
  "intents": [],
  "source_ids": [
    "RS-D169CDD346BD1C48"
  ],
  "evidence": [
    {
      "claim": "Diary studies collect participant accounts of activities and experiences over a period of time.",
      "source_id": "RS-D169CDD346BD1C48",
      "role": "supports",
      "note": "Accounts can be selective, delayed or missing; the proposed small diary is not a validated universal format.",
      "locator": "Definition, logging instructions and follow-up."
    }
  ],
  "use_when": [
    "A problem happens occasionally and interviews produce vague averages."
  ],
  "avoid_when": [
    "Recording can change behavior. Missing entries are not proof that the event never happened; protect personal details and allow withdrawal."
  ],
  "example": "Someone records when they abandon a practice session: the available time, chosen exercise and point of interruption.",
  "check": "Do the entries reveal concrete situations that could change the design or the next research question?",
  "steps": [
    "Define the event worth recording and provide one simple example.",
    "Ask for context and outcome, not a long daily essay.",
    "Track missed or delayed entries and explore contrasting episodes in follow-up."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "id": "RS-D169CDD346BD1C48",
      "title": "Diary Studies: Understanding Long-Term User Behavior and Experiences",
      "url": "https://www.nngroup.com/articles/diary-studies/"
    }
  ],
  "relations": [
    {
      "from": "MHC-D-RESEARCH-1095",
      "to": "MHC-D-RESEARCH-1096",
      "type": "useful_with",
      "url": "/knowledge/observe-the-workaround-where-the-work-happens"
    }
  ],
  "collections": [
    {
      "id": "RC-B54B60261508AF85",
      "title": "Find the user problem before building more machinery",
      "url": "/collections/find-the-user-problem-before-building-more-machinery"
    }
  ]
}