Glossary of Terms and Methods

This is not an attempt to turn life into a vocabulary test. It gives recurring words in Life Level-up Guide a stable place to land. Return here when a term is unclear or you do not know which page to open next.

How to Use It

Find the task you are facing, then follow “definition → evidence → next step”. If a term does not help you complete a task, preserve a sample, or make a better decision, you do not need to memorise it for its own sake.

Problems and Goals

Term	Meaning in this guide	Continue here
Real problem	A situation with affected people and an action to complete, not “I want to improve”	Learning Principles
Context	When, where, and for whom a skill will be used	CEFR Goals and Self-check
Acceptance standard	An outcome another person can observe, check, or restate	AI Task Brief
Main question	One answerable question tracked for a week	90-Day Action Plan

Evidence and Judgment

Term	Meaning in this guide	Common trap
Baseline	A raw sample saved before tool support or concentrated training	Replacing the first version with feelings or a polished result
Evidence	A record that returns to work, recording, test, source, or real feedback	Treating hours, saves, or chat logs as proof of ability
Fact	Something with a source, date, sample, or direct observation	Writing an explanation as a proven cause
Interpretation	A reading of the facts that may still need revision	Stopping verification because it sounds plausible
Hypothesis	A judgment waiting for the next action to test it	Writing a wish or model answer as a conclusion
Inference boundary	Separating what a source says, what evidence supports, and what you add	Treating a headline, emotion, or one anecdote as the whole picture

Learning Actions

Term	Meaning in this guide	Related chapter
Retrieval practice	Close the source and answer, retell, write, or perform from memory	Learning Principles
Distributed practice	Return at multiple points instead of cramming once	Vocabulary
Intensive listening/reading	Use short material to check detail, structure, evidence, and language form	Listening · Reading
Parallel material	A different source with similar difficulty and task for testing transfer	Reading Evidence Card
Transfer	Complete a related action after changing topic, listener, time, or task	90-Day Cycle Map

Tools and Delivery

Term	Meaning in this guide	Related chapter
Task brief	A one-page record of context, input, action, boundaries, acceptance, and ownership	AI Task Brief
Evidence card	A template for preserving a first take, feedback, and retest for one language skill	Four-skill path
Artifact	An output others can read, use, question, or improve; not necessarily a product	Artifacts
Delivery	Completing work under a real audience, user, or constraint and accepting the result	90-Day Action Plan
Human gate	AI may assist, but a person confirms facts, permissions, privacy, cost, and final judgment	AI Project Development
Rollback	Pause, degrade, switch, or return to a known usable state after failure	AI Learning and Project Practice

Life and Boundaries

Term	Meaning in this guide	Related chapter
Boundary	What I will do to protect myself and state a consequence when something happens	Relationships
Recovery	Restore safety, body, relationships, and agency before efficiency and growth	Recovery
Minimum order	A safe action and visible result that remain repeatable during disorder	Life Practice Toolkit
Cost	Time, money, health, relationships, privacy, and responsibility that must be named	Decision-Making
Reversibility	Whether a choice can be paused, undone, or changed back at manageable cost	Decision-Making

One Sentence to Keep

If you keep one sequence: name the problem, save a baseline, use the right tool for one small task, let a real person test it, write the feedback into the next action, and recover before adding pressure.

Related entry points: Prologue: Do Not Rush to Change Your Life | 90-Day Cycle Map