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How to ThinkIn the Age of AI
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Score tasks on three dimensions — irreversibility (cost…

Score tasks on three dimensions — irreversibility (cost of error), identity-centrality (builds core capability), and cognitive uniqueness (requires your specific context) — then delegate only tasks scoring low across all three.

Why This Is a Principle

Derives from axioms about domain-specific expertise (Expertise as Domain-Specific Schema Organization), tacit knowledge (Tacit Knowledge Exceeds Linguistic Expression), and agency over cognitive processes (You can design your own cognitive processes rather…). Prescribes a SCORING FRAMEWORK to structure delegation decisions.