Concepts
The irreducible epistemic atoms underlying the curriculum. 4,828 atoms across 8 types
Maintain behavioral continuity during disruption by firing…
Maintain behavioral continuity during disruption by firing habit loops at minimal intensity rather than suspending completely, as pathway maintenance requires activation not magnitude.
Define non-negotiable minimum behaviors for each major…
Define non-negotiable minimum behaviors for each major routine that execute regardless of circumstances, maintaining habit pathways even at microscopic scale.
Explicitly suspend non-essential routines during crisis…
Explicitly suspend non-essential routines during crisis rather than letting them fail, to prevent guilt from compounding stress.
Design graduated restart sequences in advance…
Design graduated restart sequences in advance of disruptions, because decision-making capacity is lowest precisely when restart protocols are needed.
Restart behavioral systems by sequentially loading one habit
Restart behavioral systems by sequentially loading one habit per day rather than simultaneously restarting all behaviors, to respect depleted self-regulatory resources.
Deliberately seek interpretations from positions that differ
Deliberately seek interpretations from positions that differ along dimensions of perspective, heuristic, or predictive model to surface information your position structurally cannot access.
Begin behavioral restart with the keystone habit…
Begin behavioral restart with the keystone habit that creates conditions for other habits, not with the habit you feel most guilty about neglecting.
Prohibit guilt from the restart process because…
Prohibit guilt from the restart process because self-criticism produces avoidance rather than action, extending disruption duration.
Start restarted habits at 30-50% intensity and escalate…
Start restarted habits at 30-50% intensity and escalate gradually over 3-5 days rather than attempting full intensity immediately.
Use gradual restart protocols for disruptions lasting more…
Use gradual restart protocols for disruptions lasting more than 5-7 days, because beyond that threshold habit automaticity decays measurably.
Default to gradual restart when uncertain, because failed…
Default to gradual restart when uncertain, because failed full restarts trigger abstinence violation effects while unnecessary gradual restarts cost only time.
Treat every disruption as a stress test that reveals which…
Treat every disruption as a stress test that reveals which behaviors are identity-anchored versus environment-dependent versus streak-dependent.
Design habits with flexible execution parameters (time…
Design habits with flexible execution parameters (time windows, location options, intensity ranges, sequence independence, functional substitutes) while maintaining fixed core functions to enable sustained performance across variable conditions.
Identify and reduce context dependencies in important habits
Identify and reduce context dependencies in important habits by auditing which specific conditions (equipment, location, time, people, technology) must be present for behavior execution and designing alternatives for high-disruption-probability dependencies.
Design a context-independent behavioral core of 3-5…
Design a context-independent behavioral core of 3-5 practices completable in under 5 minutes with zero dependencies that maintain continuity during worst-case disruptions while full-featured habits remain the primary growth mechanism.
Separate behavioral function (the purpose a behavior serves)
Separate behavioral function (the purpose a behavior serves) from form (the specific implementation) and design multiple forms that deliver the same function under different constraints.
Structure feedback processes to collect observations…
Structure feedback processes to collect observations from roles with different functional positions, incentives, and information access to systematically reduce shared blind spots.
Conduct a structured disruption debrief within 48 hours…
Conduct a structured disruption debrief within 48 hours of recovery mapping timeline, survival audit, root cause analysis, recovery analysis, and specific system modifications to convert disruption experience into architectural improvements.
Pre-write self-compassion statements, emotion-naming…
Pre-write self-compassion statements, emotion-naming practices, physical interruption protocols, and minimal restart triggers before disruption occurs to deploy when emotional turbulence makes real-time deliberation impossible.
Design behavioral insurance policies as if-then rules…
Design behavioral insurance policies as if-then rules specifying concrete backup behaviors that preserve core function under specific disruption conditions, and rehearse backups periodically when primary behaviors are available to build familiarity.
Evaluate behaviors based on their worst-case performance…
Evaluate behaviors based on their worst-case performance, not their best-case or average performance, to distinguish genuine automation from condition-dependent reliability.
Measure automaticity through operational criteria…
Measure automaticity through operational criteria (presence/absence of willpower, deliberation, external prompts, and consistency under stress) rather than through frequency of execution.
Distinguish behaviors requiring conscious awareness…
Distinguish behaviors requiring conscious awareness (meditation, listening, creative work) from maintenance behaviors when setting automation targets, as full automation destroys value in awareness-dependent activities.
Automate individual behaviors to reliability before…
Automate individual behaviors to reliability before optimizing for compound interactions between them.