Robb, thanks for bringing this thread to the attention of us noobs. I read through, but plan to revisit it when I have more time and am less tired/thinking more clearly.
On my first read, I did really notice how my game is constantly changing (hopefully generally for the better), as I'd read a "leak" and think "I used to be real bad about that, but have been doing much better recently". Although I also saw leaks and thought "I've been doing more of that (bad thing) than I used to".