A person before the churn point

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Octalysis is a practitioner framework built from observing games, not a validated scientific model.Actionable Gamification Ch.15, pp.399-400

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Diagnostic question
Weekly sign-ups or orders
traffic volume question
Sizes the traffic at the step that matters, which decides whether a standard A/B test can read in time or small-sample designs apply.
Diagnostic question
The key action at each stage
desired actions question
Names the one action wanted from users at each lifecycle stage, so every lens rates the right behavior.
Diagnostic question
Quick scan: the simplest action
action quick scan
The third of Hooked's five fundamental questions, used as the default quick scan of the action link.
Diagnostic question
Quick scan: the work users put in
investment quick scan
The fifth of Hooked's five fundamental questions, used as the default quick scan of the investment link.
Diagnostic question
User quick ratio
growth accounting question
Computes new plus resurrected over churned users for the last 28 days, and how long it has been below 1.
Diagnostic question
Revenue components and NRR
revenue retention question
Reads recurring revenue components and 12-month net revenue retention, the revenue-side maturity signal.

Source IDs: GT#61

Book content is paraphrased, never quoted at length. Last verified October 24, 2026.