Adding the numbers, since they settle part of this. One practical note: write down what you did and when, before you need it. Reconstructing a timeline from memory three months later is how people end up unable to answer the one question that would have resolved it.
A narrower follow-up, since the general answer is now clear:
What did you change at the same time, and can you separate the two now?
hank_denver said:One practical note: write down what you did and when, before you need it.
Pushing back on hank_denver here. I think the framing smuggles in the conclusion. Ask it the other way round and the obvious answer reverses, which usually means the question is doing the work.
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Shop Reference Standardshank_denver said:One practical note: write down what you did and when, before you need it.
Correct as far as it goes. The part it does not cover is what to do when the honest answer is "not enough data", which is more often than anyone likes.
hank_denver said:One practical note: write down what you did and when, before you need it.
Genuinely useful, thank you. I had the facts and not the framework. Taking it to my next appointment.