Concepts
The irreducible epistemic atoms underlying the curriculum. 4,828 atoms across 8 types
Rule
After irreversible commitments, schedule external reviews…
After making irreversible commitments, schedule reviews with someone uninvolved in the original decision and define success/failure criteria in advance, because escalation of commitment will corrupt your post-decision assessment.
1 lessondecision-makingcognitive-biasaccountability
Rule
The zero-based commitment test
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.
1 lessoncommitment-renewalzero-based-thinkingsunk-cost