Concepts
The irreducible epistemic atoms underlying the curriculum. 4,828 atoms across 8 types
Did you consult your values before deciding, or construct…
Test for post-hoc rationalization by asking whether you consulted your values hierarchy before choosing or constructed a values-based story afterward—if values only appeared in the narrative after the decision, they were comfort mechanisms, not decision inputs.
The zero-based commitment test
Apply the zero-based question to each commitment during scheduled renewal reviews: 'Knowing what I know now, would I start this commitment today?' treating 'probably not, but...' as a signal that qualifiers are rationalizations requiring investigation.
Post-hoc reasoning for yielding = automatic yielding…
If the reasoning for yielding to pressure appeared after compliance rather than before, classify it as automatic yielding regardless of how plausible the post-hoc rationalization sounds.