Social Sciences
A feedback loop to control human behaviour involves four distinct stages. 1) - Evidence. A behaviour must be measured, captured, and data stored. 2) - Relevance. The information must be relayed to the individual, not in the raw-data form in which it was captured but in a context that makes it emotionally resonant. 3) - Consequence. The information must illuminate one or more paths ahead. 4) - Action. There must be a clear moment when the individual can recalibrate a behavior, make a choice, and act. Then that action is measured, and the feedback loop can run once more, every action stimulating new behaviors that inch the individual closer to their goals.
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