Concepts
The irreducible epistemic atoms underlying the curriculum. 4,828 atoms across 8 types
Classify every decision as one-way or two-way door before…
Before beginning deliberation on any decision, classify it as one-way door (irreversible/high-stakes) or two-way door (reversible/low-stakes) and allocate analysis time proportionally—minutes to hours for two-way doors, days to weeks for one-way doors.
For reversible decisions, act at 50-60% information…
For reversible decisions, act when you have 50-60% of desired information because experiential learning from outcomes typically exceeds information gain from additional deliberation.
Before committing to a one-way door, search for ways…
When facing a one-way door decision, actively search for ways to restructure it into a two-way door through trial periods, exit clauses, smaller pilots, or phased rollouts before committing to the heavyweight deliberation process.
Define rollback metrics and automated reversal triggers…
When implementing feature flags, canary deployments, or A/B tests, treat the deployment decision as a two-way door by defining rollback metrics and automated reversal triggers before deployment.
Delegate any decision reversible within one week at low…
Apply the irreversibility test to every delegation candidate: if the decision can be reversed at low cost within one week, delegate it regardless of its perceived importance; if reversal is expensive or impossible, retain it for your direct judgment.