The irreducible epistemic atoms underlying the curriculum. 4,828 atoms across 8 types and 2 molecules
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.
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.
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.
When designing emotional trigger agents, ensure the action is executable within the emotional state itself rather than requiring the emotion to already be regulated.
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.