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How to ThinkIn the Age of AI

Error Analysis

Formal System

A systematic post-mortem practice for examining mistakes — categorizing error types, identifying root causes, and designing preventive structures.

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Test agents before deploying

Pre-Mortem Test an Agent in Notion

Agent failure is learning data

Diagnose Agent Failures in Notion

Agents operate on schemas

Map Your Agent's Schema in Obsidian

Trigger sensitivity calibration

Track and Calibrate a Behavior Trigger in Todoist

False positive triggers

Debug a Behavioral Trigger Using Error Analysis in Notion

The two-door framework

Audit Your Decision Delays with a Reversibility Matrix in Google Sheets

Group decision frameworks

Audit Your Team's Decision Framework in Notion

All systems produce errors

Track System Deviations in Todoist Over Three Iterations

Error detection precedes error correction

Build an Error Detection Log in Google Sheets

Distinguish error types

Create an Error Analysis Table in Notion

Fail fast fail cheap

Test Your Riskiest Assumptions in Notion

Root cause analysis for recurring errors

Document a Recurring Error Pattern in Notion

The five whys technique

Trace a Recurring Problem to Root Cause in Notion

Checklists prevent known errors

Build a Recurring Process Checklist in Todoist

Error cascades

Map an Error Cascade in Obsidian

The blame instinct prevents learning

Conduct a Blame-to-System Error Analysis in Notion

Error patterns reveal system weaknesses

Map Recurring Errors to System Fixes in Notion

Error correction has a cost

Track Error Correction Costs in Toggl Track

Feedback from errors is the most valuable feedback

Perform Root Cause Analysis on a Recent Error in Notion

Removing agents cleanly

Audit a Retired Habit's Dependencies in Notion

Well-coordinated agents feel like effortless competence

Map Your Coordination Gaps in Notion

Delegation to tools

Measure Tool Delegation Value with Toggl Track

False positive rate

Track Agent False Positives in Google Sheets

False negative rate

Audit Your Agent's False Negatives in Notion

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