Concepts
The irreducible epistemic atoms underlying the curriculum. 4,828 atoms across 8 types
When the cost of late error discovery exceeds 5x early…
At each stage of a multi-phase commitment, calculate the cost ratio between discovering a foundational error now versus discovering it after the next phase completes—when this ratio exceeds 5:1, increase detection investment before proceeding.
Monitor your error detection system itself — track what…
Build error detection infrastructure that monitors both your primary outputs and your detection system's own performance, tracking what errors you catch versus what you miss through other means to detect detection failures.
Automate pattern-based error detection before manual…
Deploy automated grammar checkers, linters, or mechanical validation tools before manual review to catch pattern-based errors, reserving human attention for contextual judgment that tools cannot provide.
Detect errors at the earliest catchable point — correction…
Place error detection checkpoints at the earliest point in a process where the error can first be caught, because correction cost increases exponentially with propagation distance downstream.
Sovereignty check before automation — if the automation…
Before automating any step, apply the sovereignty check by asking 'if this automation produces wrong output, will I notice?' — automate only when the answer is yes through review, downstream dependencies, or verification checkpoints.