Schedule reassessment checkpoints calibrated to domain…

When This Fires

• When establishing a priority management system for any domain
• When priorities haven't been explicitly reviewed in longer than the domain's volatility warrants
• When work feels misaligned but you can't pinpoint when the misalignment started — it drifted between reviews
• Complements Review commitments quarterly (monthly for high-stakes)… (commitment renewal cadence) with the priority-specific reassessment schedule

Common Failure Mode

Uniform quarterly cadence for all domains: "I'll review everything each quarter." If your startup's market shifts weekly, quarterly review means 12 weeks of potential misalignment between reviews. If your personal health goals are stable, weekly review wastes time re-evaluating things that haven't changed.

The Protocol

(1) For each domain you manage priorities in, assess volatility: how fast does this domain change? High volatility (startup, crisis, active project with many unknowns) → weekly reassessment. Medium volatility (established business, evolving team, dynamic market) → monthly reassessment. Low volatility (personal development, stable role, long-term health) → quarterly reassessment. (2) Schedule each reassessment as a recurring calendar event with the appropriate cadence. (3) At each checkpoint: are the current priorities still correct given what's happened since the last review? Apply The zero-based commitment test (zero-based question) and Tasks inherit their parent objective's priority — trace… (priority inheritance check). (4) If volatility changes (stable domain becomes turbulent) → increase reassessment frequency immediately.