Current version§
- Version
- v1.3.8 of 7 August 2026 — in force
- First canon
- v1.0 of 22 July 2026
- Status
- Evolving; the author runs a daily self-test
- Author
- Vasily Chernogorov (Василий Черногоров)
- License
- CC BY 4.0 — how to cite
- Canonical source
- Full text of the canon (in Russian)
All changes§
Dates are ISO 8601 (YYYY-MM-DD).
| Version | Date | What changed |
|---|---|---|
| v1.3.8 | 2026-08-07 | The Level calibration was flipped to a positive pole: the measure of importance is now what execution delivers rather than the cost of non-execution. Key keeps a door open — the deal, the deadline, the client. The discipline is unchanged: Key is still assigned only together with a named outcome the task holds. |
| v1.3.7 | 2026-08-06 | The Level axis question was reworded to "How important is it that this task gets done?". The values Key · Important · Regular, the matrix and the selection rules are unchanged; importance is still backed by a named cost |
| v1.3.6 | 2026-08-01 | Restructured as a specification: client data and working notes moved out, the version history turned into a table, the section "Failure is part of the method" added. The rules themselves did not change |
| v1.3.5 | 2026-08-01 | Vocabulary: cells, Bonus, Charge, places plus capacity calibration, Week theme. Method name approved: CALM |
| v1.3.4 | 2026-08-01 | Key budget: a limit of 10 tasks per person |
| v1.3.3 | 2026-08-01 | Change calibrations moved to the personal layer |
| v1.3.2 | 2026-07-31 | The marking-owner rule; the team contour |
| v1.3.1 | 2026-07-28 | Assignee filter in step 1 of the day algorithm |
| v1.3 | 2026-07-28 | Day matrix; the 2+1 rule; safeguards with Unload. Time estimates, the deadline field and the choice passport removed |
| v1.2 | 2026-07-28 | Day Focus introduced; the value Key replaces the earlier Focus |
| v1.1 | 2026-07-28 | Four CALM axes instead of three |
| v1.0 | 2026-07-22 | First canon — three axes |
How to read version numbers§
The second digit (v1.1, v1.2, v1.3) changes the mechanics of the method: the axes, the day matrix, the 2+1 rule, the safeguards. After such a version the day is assembled differently.
The third digit (v1.3.1 … v1.3.8) refines the specification: wording and vocabulary, plus targeted additions such as the assignee filter (v1.3.1) or the Key budget (v1.3.4). These sharpen the rules but do not rewrite the day algorithm.
If you reference the method in an article, a course or a product — state the version: the specification keeps being refined, and the reader needs to know which edition is meant. Citation formats are on the page license and citation.
Every version is checked against practice: Vasily Chernogorov (Василий Черногоров) applies the method to his own tasks daily, and what breaks on a real day goes back into the specification as a correction.
The full text of the current version — the canon of the CALM method v1.3.8 in full, with every rule and the vocabulary. The canon is published in Russian; the English exposition of the method is this book.