The irreducible epistemic atoms underlying the curriculum. 4,828 atoms across 8 types and 2 molecules
Begin focused-attention meditation with 10-minute daily sessions targeting detection speed (time between drift and noticing) rather than drift frequency (number of wanderings), because faster noticing is the trainable skill while reduced wandering is a late-stage outcome requiring months of practice.
When your mind wanders during meditation, execute a three-step micro-protocol: (1) mentally note what pulled attention away without elaborating, (2) release it without judgment, and (3) return to the chosen anchor, treating each completed cycle as one successful repetition of attention training rather than recovery from failure.
When capacity building, increase target output by 10% per week only if quality metrics held steady or improved AND you met target on at least 4 of 5 days in the previous week.
When capacity building fails to meet progression criteria for two consecutive weeks, reduce target by 10% to deload—you have overshot sustainable progression rate and need to consolidate at a lower level.
When building new observation skills, construct a five-level difficulty hierarchy ranging from trivial annoyances to identity-level triggers, then spend minimum one week at each level before progressing, because attempting high-stakes observation without low-stakes mastery produces reversion to automatic judgment under pressure.
When practicing observation at any difficulty level, stay at that level until the trigger becomes boring rather than advancing on a fixed schedule, because boredom signals that automatic judgment has been replaced by automatic observation at that complexity level.
When conducting week-long observation audits of high-stakes domains, structure daily entries with physically separated sections for 'what I observed' and 'what my mind wanted to conclude,' keeping both sections visible simultaneously to train recognition of the observation-evaluation gap.
Before attempting to learn a target skill, map its prerequisite chain backward by repeatedly asking 'what must I be able to do first?' until reaching skills you can perform reliably, then start at the lowest-rated prerequisite rather than the target.