5 published lessons with this tag.
When you cannot distinguish signal from noise, the highest-value action is usually inaction. Time is a filter — it degrades noise and amplifies signal. Forcing a decision under ambiguity does not resolve uncertainty; it converts uncertainty into error.
Living with unexamined contradictions creates cognitive dissonance that drains energy. The cost is not the contradiction itself but the sustained effort of holding incompatible commitments without examining them — a tax on every decision, every plan, and every moment of self-reflection that touches the unresolved conflict.
Agents for recurring decision types like buy-versus-build or accept-versus-decline.
Every decision costs attention and energy — systematic frameworks reduce this cost.
Too much monitoring data overwhelms attention and leads to ignoring signals that matter. The solution is not more data — it is fewer, sharper signals routed to the right layer of attention.