"Withhold raw data until context is clear A coach reflected on a mistake he made with a client named Corinne: he allowed her to receive her body-composition test results directly, and even though she was hitting personal records nearly every other week and receiving constant compliments, the test numbers crushed her motivation. He said, "I should have said from day one — let's have your test emailed just to me and I'll interpret the data," because he was already confident the program was working and the raw numbers needed context to be meaningful. Anyone guiding others — managers, teachers, parents — can apply this: when you are certain the process is sound, protect the person you are leading from uncontextualized data that can do more psychological harm than good, and instead translate that data into directional guidance. Source: Adam Schafer, Mind Pump Podcast, Blue Collar Fitness & Scale Weight Pitfalls"