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Taper monitoring frequency as extinction stabilizes (daily →
Taper monitoring frequency as extinction stabilizes (daily → weekly → monthly → quarterly) but increase frequency preemptively during life transitions, because context changes weaken extinction learning while simultaneously reducing monitoring likelihood.
Why This Is a Principle
This principle derives from axioms about context-dependent memory (Context-Dependent Memory Encoding), measurement changing behavior (Measurement of behavior changes the behavior being measured.), and behavior as function of person and environment (Behavior is a function of both the person and their). It prescribes both a tapering schedule and context-triggered increases, following from understanding how environment shapes behavioral stability. It is actionable, general, and derived.