How do I practice trigger audit?

The most direct way to practice trigger audit is through a focused exercise: List every trigger you currently rely on — alarms, environmental cues, habit stacks, calendar prompts, digital notifications. For each one, answer three questions: (1) How many times did it fire in the last two weeks? (2) When it fired, did I actually execute the intended behavior? (3) Is the context that made this trigger effective still present? Mark each trigger as active, stale, or needs recalibration. Retire or redesign anything marked stale.

Common pitfall: Building an elaborate trigger system and then never reviewing it. Your triggers quietly degrade as your environment, schedule, and priorities shift. You blame yourself for 'losing discipline' when the real problem is unmaintained infrastructure. The system didn't fail — you stopped maintaining it.

This practice connects to Phase 22 (Trigger Design) — building it as a repeatable habit compounds over time.