---
slug: "StalledDirectionReview"
name: "StalledDirectionReview"
type: "Strategy"
layer: "Mind"
ref: "StalledDirectionReview#aa6a"
sema_id: "sema:StalledDirectionReview#mh:SHA-256:aa6a91d4e7a3031157c0d131857f63e3b8b1c7c01560e71474e6da3f4d1dbef1"
tags: ["Mind","Strategy"]
updated: 2026-11-11
mindscape: "bootstrap"
index_url: https://mindscape.pages.dev/bootstrap/index.json
url: https://mindscape.pages.dev/bootstrap/StalledDirectionReview/
related: ["Prioritize","TimeboxThink#2018","ComputeBudget#4091","Aimscatter"]
---

# StalledDirectionReview

Guard against effort spread over so many directions that none advances

Layer: Mind · Category: Strategy

## 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](https://mindscape.pages.dev/bootstrap/Prioritize.md), 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.

## Builds on

- [Prioritize](https://mindscape.pages.dev/bootstrap/Prioritize.md) (Mind; References)

## Used by

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## Identity

- Sema ID: `sema:StalledDirectionReview#mh:SHA-256:aa6a91d4e7a3031157c0d131857f63e3b8b1c7c01560e71474e6da3f4d1dbef1`
- Ref: `StalledDirectionReview#aa6a`

## Links

- [Pattern page](https://mindscape.pages.dev/bootstrap/StalledDirectionReview/)
- [View in the interactive graph](https://mindscape.pages.dev/bootstrap/#StalledDirectionReview)
- [JSON](https://mindscape.pages.dev/bootstrap/StalledDirectionReview.json)
- [Index of all patterns](https://mindscape.pages.dev/bootstrap/index.json)