What is contextual triggers?

Contextual triggers is a concept in personal epistemology: Position trigger cues where you will encounter them at the right moment.

Example: You want to read every evening. Leaving a book on your bed pillow means you physically cannot go to sleep without moving it — the placement forces a decision point. Leaving the same book on a shelf across the room means you have to remember, get up, and retrieve it. Same book, same intention, same motivation. The only variable is placement. One version works. The other requires willpower you won't consistently have.

This concept is part of Phase 22 (Trigger Design) in the How to Think curriculum, which builds the epistemic infrastructure for trigger design.