Principlev1
Wait at least 24 hours between experiencing a failure and
Wait at least 24 hours between experiencing a failure and reviewing it formally, because perceived psychological threat is highest immediately after negative events and this heightened threat systematically reduces the honesty of self-assessment.
Why This Is a Principle
Derives from Defensive routines operate below conscious awareness and (defensive routines protect from threat) and Emotion as Systematic Cognitive Modulator (emotional states distort judgment). The principle prescribes temporal separation as a method to reduce defensive filtering. Specific enough to be actionable (24hr threshold) but general enough to apply across review contexts.