The irreducible epistemic atoms underlying the curriculum. 4,828 atoms across 8 types and 2 molecules
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.
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.
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.