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Draw the line on reversibility, not importance

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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.

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