Concepts
The irreducible epistemic atoms underlying the curriculum. 4,828 atoms across 8 types
Document agent specifications externally rather than holding
Document agent specifications externally rather than holding them in memory, as undocumented agents cannot be inspected, debugged, or systematically improved.
Insert temporal buffers between impulse and action…
Insert temporal buffers between impulse and action for high-stakes decisions to allow deliberate processing to engage before automatic responses execute.
Use pre-set criteria to convert maximizing behaviors…
Use pre-set criteria to convert maximizing behaviors into satisficing behaviors for recurring decisions, eliminating the psychological cost of exhaustive search without sacrificing decision quality.
Match intervention timing to the causal chain by targeting…
Match intervention timing to the causal chain by targeting earlier decision points rather than trying to override behavior at the moment of execution.
Maximize trigger detectability by using cues that register…
Maximize trigger detectability by using cues that register through perception rather than requiring memory retrieval or introspection.
Reroute unwanted behavioral patterns by maintaining…
Reroute unwanted behavioral patterns by maintaining the original trigger and reward while substituting a preferred routine.
Anchor new behaviors to existing reliable behaviors rather…
Anchor new behaviors to existing reliable behaviors rather than abstract temporal or motivational states to create event-based triggers with higher detection probability.
Place behavioral cues in the visual field of locations…
Place behavioral cues in the visual field of locations you already occupy during existing routines rather than in locations requiring separate retrieval actions.
Remove competing affordances from the environment to reduce…
Remove competing affordances from the environment to reduce automatic activation of unwanted behavioral patterns.
Bind behaviors to environmental contexts through repeated…
Bind behaviors to environmental contexts through repeated execution in the same physical space to leverage context-dependent memory encoding.
Externalize time-based triggers through alarms or scheduled…
Externalize time-based triggers through alarms or scheduled notifications rather than relying on internal time monitoring to compensate for the high cognitive cost of self-initiated prospective memory.
Align cognitively demanding analytical tasks with circadian…
Align cognitively demanding analytical tasks with circadian peak arousal periods and insight tasks requiring broader association with circadian trough periods.
Design triggers to fire at transition moments between…
Design triggers to fire at transition moments between contexts rather than within stable contexts, as transitions are perceptually distinct and represent natural decision points.
Train interoceptive awareness systematically to detect…
Train interoceptive awareness systematically to detect somatic markers early enough to intervene before automatic responses execute.
Label emotions with maximum granularity rather than broad…
Label emotions with maximum granularity rather than broad categories to activate prefrontal regulation and enable precise response selection.
Design emotional trigger actions that are executable within…
Design emotional trigger actions that are executable within the emotional state itself, not actions that require the emotion to already be regulated.
Place materials for the next behavior at the physical…
Place materials for the next behavior at the physical location where the current behavior completes to reduce transition friction and support automatic chaining.
Begin with a more conservative trigger threshold than feels…
Begin with a more conservative trigger threshold than feels initially appropriate, prioritizing trust through consistent relevance over maximizing activation frequency.
Instrument triggers empirically by logging activation…
Instrument triggers empirically by logging activation outcomes for a fixed period, then adjust thresholds based on the observed ratio of true positives to false positives.
Set agent activation thresholds to favor sensitivity over…
Set agent activation thresholds to favor sensitivity over specificity when false negatives are costlier than false positives — catch more at the cost of more alerts.
Add explicit qualifying conditions to triggers as guard…
Add explicit qualifying conditions to triggers as guard clauses that evaluate context before execution, rather than discovering context mismatches after the trigger fires.
Increase signal salience by raising perceptual contrast…
Increase signal salience by raising perceptual contrast rather than lowering detection thresholds when triggers are being missed.
Switch sensory modalities when designing triggers to exploit
Switch sensory modalities when designing triggers to exploit parallel attentional processing rather than competing within the same channel.
Create mandatory physical interactions with trigger objects…
Create mandatory physical interactions with trigger objects by placing them in the path of default behaviors rather than relying on passive visual cues.