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Boredom is not the absence of stimulation — it is a self-regulatory signal that your attention is misallocated relative to your current skill level, values, or goals.
Basic physiological states measurably alter what you perceive and how you evaluate it.
Naming what you feel in writing transforms a vague internal pressure into a manageable object. The act of labeling an emotion recruits prefrontal circuits that dampen the amygdala, turning an overwhelming force into data you can examine, track, and act on deliberately.
Progress you cannot see is progress you will not sustain. Externalize it or lose it.
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.
Any system that cannot observe its own output cannot improve.
Self-correcting loops maintain balance by countering deviations.
Your emotions create self-reinforcing cycles — anxiety begets more anxiety.
Do not wait for feedback to arrive naturally — engineer feedback into your systems.
The best systems detect and correct their own errors without manual intervention.
When agents conflict the higher-priority agent wins.
Agent monitoring provides the data you need to optimize your cognitive systems.