[AMA] 6 months on fin/min, just switched to dut, here's what I've learned tracking weekly

Been taking photos every week for 6 months, trying to figure out if any of this is actually working.

Some stuff I've learned so far

1. Lighting is literally a scam. Same room, but with different lighting, I'd get completely different thickness/density. Morning looks thin, evening looks fine. I've gaslit myself multiple times.

2. You can't trust your own eyes. I'd stare at two photos side by side, convince myself I saw progress, then look the next day again and see nothing.

3. My friends are useless when it comes to my hair lol. Every time I ask, "Be honest, does it look better?" they'd say yeah but really looking at it, it looks the same. They are just being nice lol.

Just switched from fin to dut, planning to stay consistent for 12 months before I seriously consider a transplant. Want to give myself to go through a real regrowth plan to A. make sure my hair loss has stabilized B. Grow as much hair as possible with min

How do you guys actually track progress without driving yourselves crazy?