topic: [[Deciding]] people: #people/tygagnon created: 2024-12-17 *Why people continue to work towards a goal without pause.* ##### what is it? Dysfunctional momentum names a phenomenon ## 5 Factors 1. **Failure to recalibrate or reassess** 2. **Action orientation**   3. **Inflexible planning**   4. **Ripple effect**   5. **Rationalization of new data**   6. **Deference to expertise**   ## Ideas to Counter the problem 1. **[[epistemic humility]]**  (what he calls situated humility)    - Acknowledge things are too complex, and no one can know everything   2. **Interruptions**      - Planning moments to reconsider   ### Key Insight Plan **specific moments to reconsider** your plan. ##### why does it matter? If we don't keep up with our [[epistemic humility]] and our [[curiosity]], we can fall into a set of cognitive traps. ##### This reminds me of [[cognitive biases]], and how we are just built a certain way. We may be able to do better by being aware of our biases, but maybe not. ##### What would the opposite argument be? Can we ever tell of our momentum is functional or dysfunctional without knowing the outcome? tags: #note/idea | #on/action | #on/decisions ##### Sources: Gagne, T. (2017). [[Where You'll Find Me]]: Risk, decisions, and the last climb of Kate Matrosova_. TMC Books.