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Process inbox items in two distinct passes—first clarifying

Process inbox items in two distinct passes—first clarifying what each requires, then organizing where each goes—because simultaneous decisions create high element interactivity that degrades both clarification and placement quality.

Why This Is a Principle

Grounds to Working Memory Capacity Limit (working memory limits), Cognition Operates Through Dual Processing Systems (System 1 vs System 2), and Task-switching generates attention residue that persists (task-switching costs). The lesson explicitly applies Sweller's cognitive load theory to show high element interactivity when processing and organizing simultaneously. This is the core principle of L-0044.

Source Lessons

L-0044

Processing is not organizing

Processing means deciding what to do with each item — organizing is a later step. Conflating the two creates systems that look tidy but never get worked.

Connections

Derived From (3)

AxiomWorking Memory Capacity Limit AxiomCognition Operates Through Dual Processing Systems AxiomTask-switching generates attention residue that persists

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