{
  "handle": "StalledDirectionReview",
  "gloss": "Guard against effort spread over so many directions that none advances",
  "mechanism": "Each active direction records the result its last period produced. A direction that produced nothing is either given more effort or paused, after the directions are ranked with {{prioritize}}, and paused directions are recorded with what would restart them.",
  "invariants": [
    "Each active direction records the result its last period produced.",
    "A direction that produced nothing in its last period is either given more effort or paused, and the choice is recorded."
  ],
  "failure_modes": [
    "Thin spread: every direction gets a little effort and none advances.",
    "Pause hoarding: paused directions are never revisited."
  ],
  "_meta": {
    "path": [
      "Mind",
      "Strategy"
    ],
    "ring": 2,
    "tier": 2,
    "related": [
      "TimeboxThink#2018",
      "ComputeBudget#4091",
      "Aimscatter"
    ],
    "minted": "2026-10-05T22:01:01+02:00"
  },
  "sema_id": "sema:StalledDirectionReview#mh:SHA-256:aa6a91d4e7a3031157c0d131857f63e3b8b1c7c01560e71474e6da3f4d1dbef1",
  "sema_ref": "StalledDirectionReview#aa6a",
  "sema_stub": "aa6a",
  "dependencies": {
    "references": {
      "prioritize": "sema:Prioritize#mh:SHA-256:99f0603f8984f4c94d02384248966603cf86d9ccf95ea62a7c481c3eccb694fd"
    }
  },
  "sema_layer": "Mind",
  "sema_category": "Strategy",
  "used_by": {}
}