Axiomempiricalv1
Event-based prospective memory is easier and more reliable
Event-based prospective memory is easier and more reliable than time-based prospective memory because the environment itself provides the retrieval cue.
Why This Is an Axiom
This is a foundational claim from Einstein and McDaniel's research about how human prospective memory actually works. It cannot be derived from other claims in the curriculum — it is a direct empirical finding about memory architecture that underpins the entire lesson on event-based triggers. The curriculum builds trigger design principles on top of this empirical fact about how memory retrieval operates.
Source Lessons
L-0426
Event-based triggers
Linking an agent to a specific event like arriving at work or opening your laptop.
L-0425
Time-based triggers
Using specific times or time intervals as triggers leverages your existing time awareness.
L-0431
Missed triggers
When you fail to notice a trigger you need to make it more salient.