Principlev1PR-1335
Distinguish task parallelism from resource parallelism…
Distinguish task parallelism from resource parallelism by checking not only whether steps can logically occur simultaneously but whether you have the capacity to execute them simultaneously.
Why This Is a Principle
This principle derives from working memory limits (Working Memory Capacity Limit), executive function depletion (Directed Attention as Depletable Resource), conversation bandwidth splitting (Conversational Memory Asymmetry From Production Planning), deliberation costs (Conscious Processing Is Metabolically Expensive), and attention residue (Task-switching generates attention residue that persists…). It prescribes checking both logical and resource constraints.