The local cost, postmortem question, and decision aid (Route Rebuilder | Episode 1b) Route broken warnings to owners before incident rework and drift compound
The most expensive incident is often the one everyone saw early.
That sounds impossible until you trace the route: the warning was visible, acknowledged, discussed, and still never reached a named owner with authority to act.
In Part B, I show how that drift becomes Bystander Burn, Investigation Tax, and Compounding Rework, then give you the Incident Triage Decision Aid so your next warning gets a route before it becomes archaeology.
Hi Mark! What stands out right away is your practice of including the research binder. That's very responsible and helpful: a great way to show your work. If you don't mind, I might consider doing something somewhat similar in the future and crediting you for the idea.
Likewise, I think the block text where you define your other terms is very effective. I think all of the care you take with your language embodies the thesis of the article itself, which I take to be saying that if we don't tie specific language to specific action from a specific person, it can actually mislead more than it informs by making us feel like something is being taken care of when it's not.
It's also a good reminder, because when our work depends on knowledge and communication, producing the knowledge, documentation and the communication often *does* count as a form of action, so it can be easy to get confused about when the communication by itself is not enough.
Sublime! Please do and I’d love it if you told people you got it from me. Recently finished writing my first book (80,000 words!). I tried my preferred citations and research binder approach but was told I had to use Chicago Manual of Style 😕
Were I, excuse Us, were We grand imperial emperor of the world 🌎 🤪 🫅 We’d command EVERYONE to do it that way because it’s vastly superior to read citations in the context and construction of the text. As it is most befitting to Our standards. Alas!
By all means, make good use out of it and show the world how it’s done! ✅
The most expensive incident is often the one everyone saw early.
That sounds impossible until you trace the route: the warning was visible, acknowledged, discussed, and still never reached a named owner with authority to act.
In Part B, I show how that drift becomes Bystander Burn, Investigation Tax, and Compounding Rework, then give you the Incident Triage Decision Aid so your next warning gets a route before it becomes archaeology.
Hi Mark! What stands out right away is your practice of including the research binder. That's very responsible and helpful: a great way to show your work. If you don't mind, I might consider doing something somewhat similar in the future and crediting you for the idea.
I also really like the coinage of "Orphaned Alert." I'm a fan of unique coinages if they're serving a purpose and I think this one does: "orphaned" adds a sense of urgency and makes a complex meaning clear in just two words. It reminds me of Scott Alexander's idea of "concept handles": https://slatestarcodex.com/2016/02/20/writing-advice/#:~:text=9.%20Use%20strong,a%20complex%20topic.
Likewise, I think the block text where you define your other terms is very effective. I think all of the care you take with your language embodies the thesis of the article itself, which I take to be saying that if we don't tie specific language to specific action from a specific person, it can actually mislead more than it informs by making us feel like something is being taken care of when it's not.
It's also a good reminder, because when our work depends on knowledge and communication, producing the knowledge, documentation and the communication often *does* count as a form of action, so it can be easy to get confused about when the communication by itself is not enough.
Sublime! Please do and I’d love it if you told people you got it from me. Recently finished writing my first book (80,000 words!). I tried my preferred citations and research binder approach but was told I had to use Chicago Manual of Style 😕
Were I, excuse Us, were We grand imperial emperor of the world 🌎 🤪 🫅 We’d command EVERYONE to do it that way because it’s vastly superior to read citations in the context and construction of the text. As it is most befitting to Our standards. Alas!
By all means, make good use out of it and show the world how it’s done! ✅