A systematic post-mortem practice for examining mistakes — categorizing error types, identifying root causes, and designing preventive structures.
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
Accuracy optimization
Track and Fix Agent Accuracy in Google Sheets
Reliability optimization
Track and Fix Agent Failures in Google Sheets
Integration optimization
Map Agent Handoff Costs in Google Sheets
Removing unnecessary steps
Audit Your Weekly Review Process in Google Sheets
Premature optimization wastes resources
Analyze a Past Optimization Using Error Analysis in Notion
Legacy agents
Audit Your Legacy Agents in Notion
Agent documentation lifecycle
Audit Agent Documentation Accuracy in Notion