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Frame checklist items as conditions to verify rather than
Frame checklist items as conditions to verify rather than actions to recall, forcing observation instead of memory retrieval.
Why This Is a Principle
This principle derives from Hindsight Bias and Calibration Necessity (memory reconstructs rather than retrieves) and Human memory under stress and cognitive load is unreliable (memory under stress is unreliable). It prescribes how to phrase checklist items: as observable conditions ('Is X true?') rather than recall prompts ('Did you do X?'), preventing false confidence from corrupted memory.