Scientific Definition
Working memory has limits.
Plain-English Definition
Working memory has limits.
Feynman Explanation
Your team's cognitive bandwidth is a real resource. Spend it.
Core Principle
Working memory has limits.
Mechanisms
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Working memory has limits.
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Inputs (Triggers)
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Outputs (Behaviors)
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Behavioral Signature
Your team's cognitive bandwidth is a real resource. Spend it.
Examples
- Why complex strategies fail in execution.
- Strategy quality includes strategy clarity.
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Famous Experiments
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Design Principles
- Test strategy clarity by asking people to restate it.
Measurement Approaches
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Evidence
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The Perverse Incentive Lens™
How this behavior is exploited — and how to redesign around it.
- Test strategy clarity by asking people to restate it.
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Interactive Mini Network
Click any neighbor to re-center the graph and follow the threads of connection.
Knowledge Graph Neighbors
Auto-linked to the rest of the Human Behavior Taxonomy by family, domain, dimension, and shared keywords.
Most biases are efficient heuristics misapplied.
Pausing System 1 to engage System 2.
Brain region tracking conflict, error, and effort.
Boredom triggers creative wandering.
Cognitive performance varies predictably with circadian rhythm.
Familiar information feels true.
Brain network active during rest and mind-wandering — and during creative insight.
Glucose, omega-3s, sleep, and hydration each influence decision quality.
Self-control draws from a limited daily pool. (Contested in lab; observed in life.)
Thinking happens through the body, not despite it.
Aerobic exercise measurably improves executive function.
Neurological state of peak performance and engagement.