Design reassessment triggers into your planning systems
Design reassessment triggers into your planning systems rather than relying on conscious awareness to detect when assumptions have been invalidated.
Why This Is a Principle
This is a principle derived from multiple axioms about how human cognition works. Perception as Predictive Construction (predictive construction) and Belief Perseverance Against Contradictory Evidence (belief perseverance) explain why we don't naturally notice when our assumptions become invalid - we filter information to match expectations and maintain existing frameworks. Hindsight Bias and Calibration Necessity (hindsight bias) explains why we can't reliably learn from unrecorded predictions. Automatic Pattern Perception (pattern perception bias) shows we automatically confirm existing patterns. The principle that follows: because these are architectural features of cognition, we must design external systems with structured triggers (scheduled, event-based, felt) to force reassessment when our cognitive systems won't naturally flag the need. This is actionable, general, and derived rather than foundational.