What actually happened: the verified record, not the reported one
“What actually happened” is the evidence-backed account of events — distinct from the reported account, which is filtered through optimism and memory.
There are always two versions of any week: the one in the updates and the one in the systems. “What actually happened” is the second — reconstructed from evidence, not recollection.
Why does the reported version differ from what actually happened?
Because reports are written by people, about their own work, before it's finished, and remembered selectively afterward. Optimism, partial information, and memory all bend the account. The systems, by contrast, just record what occurred.
How do you recover what actually happened?
By assembling it from the evidence trail — deploys, payments, logins, merges, activity — rather than from the retelling. That evidence-backed account is what reality reporting hands you, and what most reviews are missing.
Frequently asked
Isn't a recording or transcript already “what actually happened”?
A transcript captures what was said, which is still a claim. “What actually happened” is what the systems show occurred — which is often different from what was said about it.
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