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Use external systems (AI, writing, trusted others) to assess
Use external systems (AI, writing, trusted others) to assess emotional data quality when you are in strong emotional states, because intense emotions hijack the cognitive resources needed to evaluate their own reliability.
Why This Is a Principle
Derives from Directed Attention as Depletable Resource (cognitive resources deplete with use), Under acute stress, the prefrontal cortex degrades… (stress degrades prefrontal function), and Externalization Exposes Hidden Structure (externalization exposes what's hidden). Prescribes using external cognition when internal is compromised. General principle for emotional states.