Question
What is TOTE model?
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Action observation evaluation and adjustment form the basic feedback cycle.
TOTE model is a concept in personal epistemology: Action observation evaluation and adjustment form the basic feedback cycle.
Example: You launch a new pricing page. You watch session recordings (observation). Bounce rate is 68% and nobody clicks the CTA (evaluation). You rewrite the headline and simplify the layout (adjustment). Bounce rate drops to 41%. The four parts ran in sequence — you just never named them before.
This concept is part of Phase 24 (Feedback Loops) in the How to Think curriculum, which builds the epistemic infrastructure for feedback loops.
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