{
  "schema": "vedokrok.public-item.v1",
  "release_id": "MHC-RPUB-20260920-75ad787a",
  "url": "/knowledge/resume-from-the-saved-state-before-rereading-everything",
  "id": "MHC-D-RESEARCH-0464",
  "version": "0.1.0",
  "title": "Resume from the saved state before rereading everything",
  "summary": "Resumption can quietly become a second first reading.",
  "kind": "heuristic",
  "body": "Use the saved checkpoint, changed lines, last decision or next-action marker to recover the task state first. Only widen the review if the checkpoint no longer makes sense. This reduces unnecessary cross-region checking and reprocessing after interruptions.",
  "limits": [
    "For safety-critical work after a long absence, a broader revalidation may be worth the extra time."
  ],
  "topics": [
    "union-attention-offloading-interruptions"
  ],
  "intents": [],
  "source_ids": [
    "RS-21D82B8E0DAE2F6F"
  ],
  "evidence": [
    {
      "claim": "A 2026 programming-task study found interruptions increased task-completion costs and additional information checking during resumption.",
      "source_id": "RS-21D82B8E0DAE2F6F",
      "role": "supports",
      "note": "The sample was small and one task domain was studied.",
      "locator": "Abstract"
    }
  ],
  "use_when": [
    "After interruption you instinctively restart the task by reviewing the entire artifact or conversation."
  ],
  "avoid_when": [
    "For safety-critical work after a long absence, a broader revalidation may be worth the extra time."
  ],
  "example": "After returning to code, start from the failing test and last hypothesis note instead of rereading the whole module.",
  "check": "Most resumptions begin from a local state marker rather than a full-history reconstruction.",
  "sources": [
    {
      "id": "RS-21D82B8E0DAE2F6F",
      "title": "Understanding user resumption behavior after task interruptions: An eye-tracking-based empirical study",
      "url": "https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0141938226002817"
    }
  ],
  "relations": [],
  "collections": [
    {
      "id": "RC-EDAA3E3B504F92AA",
      "title": "Protect attention while using external memory on purpose",
      "url": "/collections/protect-attention-while-using-external-memory-on-purpose"
    }
  ]
}