ARDA gives you a clear-eyed outside view of the major areas of your life. It shows what the evidence says, helps you choose where to focus, and turns your goals into a realistic seven-day plan.
Tell ARDA what is happening across work, health, money, relationships, and the other areas that matter to you.
Review clear ratings, the facts behind them, and which areas most deserve your attention.
Choose three priorities and turn them into specific actions you can realistically complete this week.
Choose three priorities without losing sight of the rest.
Functioning, stability, repeated behavior, and external outcomes.
How well reality matches what matters to you.
Whether the relevant evidence is improving, stable, or deteriorating.
ARDA began as a Life OS spreadsheet I built to track the real evidence of my life and use ChatGPT to turn it into a clearer picture of where I stood.
It helped me see patterns, confront what was not working, recognize real progress, and focus on the next meaningful action. I am building ARDA so other people can use that system without having to construct it themselves.
Nicolas Rowe Founder, ARDA
These studies examine ARDA's underlying mechanics. They have not tested ARDA itself.
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology · American Psychological Association · 2017
Across 141 papers, 384 effect sizes, and 16,523 participants, goal setting produced a small positive effect on behavior change; difficult, public, and group goals tended to work better.
Psychological Bulletin · American Psychological Association · 2016
A meta-analysis of 138 studies and 19,951 participants found that progress monitoring improved goal attainment, with larger effects when progress was physically recorded or reported publicly.
Advances in Experimental Social Psychology · Elsevier · 2006
Across 94 independent tests, specific if–then plans had a medium-to-large positive effect on goal attainment by helping people translate an existing intention into action.
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