Concepts
The irreducible epistemic atoms underlying the curriculum. 4,828 atoms across 8 types
Use random body-scan timers to build interoceptive awareness
Set three random timers throughout your workday; when each fires, pause for 30 seconds to scan jaw, shoulders, chest, stomach, and hands for tension, rating each 1-5 and noting your current activity.
Use 5-minute cyclic sighing before stressful situations…
Deploy 5-minute cyclic sighing (prolonged exhalations at ~6 breaths per minute) before difficult meetings or after stressful news to reverse stress-induced perceptual narrowing.
Trigger stress agents on body signals…
For stress management agents, use physiological signals (chest tightening, jaw clenching, shallow breathing) as triggers rather than cognitive assessments ('when I feel stressed'), because stress impairs the self-assessment capacity needed to recognize stress.
Emotional trigger actions must be executable while…
When designing emotional trigger agents, ensure the action is executable within the emotional state itself rather than requiring the emotion to already be regulated.
Under stress, follow the written sequence — intuitive…
When cognitive load increases or stress appears, rely on pre-defined explicit sequences rather than intuitive ordering, because implicit sequences degrade under pressure while externalized protocols remain stable.