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Bound the watch list

CategorycostManual3.12Evidencedocumented

ProblemWatch everything is not an instruction, it is a licence to generate noise and burn usage.

TechniqueName the sources explicitly, and pick the slowest cadence that still catches the signal before it decays.

Why it worksA watcher that polls every few minutes can spend a surprising amount even when it finds nothing.

When to useEvery watcher.

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