How to Measure Improvement in Chess

I've been playing now for Is it seven years? I think And the latest games that I've played I can hold my own against 1700 1800 players Usually I lose to some kind of stupid tactic or or just going with the wrong plan Misjudging the the position or things like that. But you shouldn't get too hung up on on The measurements or the specific ratings because In the beginning I got my behind whooped by 1400 players Uh, and as I've continued I've started getting better.