Mind · Strategy
Plateauturn
When improvement stalls under one method, change the method instead of repeating it
Definition
Mechanism
Improvement under a method is tracked per attempt. When it stalls for a stated number of attempts, the plateau is recorded with the method that hit it, and the next attempt uses a changed method. Unlike a Retry, which repeats the attempt, the response to a plateau is a different way of trying.
Invariants
- Improvement is recorded per attempt.
- After the stated number of stalled attempts, the next attempt uses a changed method.
- Each plateau is recorded with the method that hit it.
Risks
Failure modes
Grind
the same method is repeated long after it stopped improving anything.
Method churn
methods are changed before they have had a fair number of attempts.
Relationships
Builds on
References
Classified re-attempt with backoff conditioned on failure type
Nothing in this library builds on this pattern yet.
Reference