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A goal that exists only in your mind is a wish, not a commitment. Writing it down converts aspiration into an object you can track, decompose, and act on.
Cognitive agents are repeatable processes you design to handle recurring decisions.
Every agent has a trigger that activates it, a condition that validates it, and an action it takes.
Vague agents do not fire reliably — specificity is required.
Agents for sleep exercise nutrition and stress management decisions.
Without a clear trigger an agent never activates no matter how well designed.
A trigger must be something you can detect consistently.
Using specific times or time intervals as triggers leverages your existing time awareness.
Linking an agent to a specific event like arriving at work or opening your laptop.
Creating an agent is a deliberate design act — not something that just happens.