CategorysafetyManual3.5Evidencedocumented
ProblemPeople gate on task size or importance, which slows everything down without reducing risk.
TechniqueUse one tiebreaker for every ambiguous case: if you cannot undo it in under a minute, park it and ask.
Why it worksAutonomy should increase execution speed, not increase the cost of mistakes, so the gate belongs on irreversibility alone.
When to useEvery ambiguous action.