{
  "schema": "vedokrok.public-item.v1",
  "release_id": "MHC-RPUB-20260920-75ad787a",
  "url": "/knowledge/use-a-strict-if-then-plan-only-when-the-cue-is-observable-and-the-action-is-executable",
  "id": "MHC-D-RESEARCH-0941",
  "version": "0.1.0",
  "title": "Use a strict if-then plan only when the cue is observable and the action is executable",
  "summary": "A useful if-then plan has a cue you can notice and an action you can start immediately.",
  "kind": "protocol",
  "body": "A 2026 meta-analysis of strict if-then plans distinguished them from generic scheduling: the plan needs a perceivable cue, a directly actionable response and an explicit link between them. Use this structure for predictable barriers or repeated opportunities, not as decoration on every goal.",
  "limits": [
    "The 2026 meta-analysis tested fruit/vegetable behavior; transfer to productivity preserves the mechanism but not a guaranteed effect size."
  ],
  "topics": [
    "union-execution-rhythm"
  ],
  "intents": [],
  "source_ids": [
    "RS-767B2D886087DA3B"
  ],
  "evidence": [
    {
      "claim": "Strict if-then planning requires a perceivable cue, a directly actionable response and an explicit cue-response link.",
      "source_id": "RS-767B2D886087DA3B",
      "role": "supports",
      "note": "The 2026 meta-analysis tested fruit/vegetable behavior; transfer to productivity preserves the mechanism but not a guaranteed effect size.",
      "locator": "See source record"
    }
  ],
  "use_when": [
    "You write vague implementation intentions such as 'if I have time, I will work on it.'"
  ],
  "avoid_when": [
    "The 2026 meta-analysis tested fruit/vegetable behavior; transfer to productivity preserves the mechanism but not a guaranteed effect size."
  ],
  "example": "If the 14:00 status call ends, then I will open the error log and reconcile the two failed BPs.",
  "check": "The cue can be noticed without interpretation and the response can begin without another planning step.",
  "steps": [
    "The cue can be noticed without interpretation and the response can begin without another planning step."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "id": "RS-767B2D886087DA3B",
      "title": "A systematic review and meta-analysis on the effectiveness of if-then plans – in a strict sense – to facilitate fruit and vegetable consumption in adults",
      "url": "https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12966-026-01915-y"
    }
  ],
  "relations": [],
  "collections": [
    {
      "id": "RC-86F22D8037A34580",
      "title": "Turn goals into work that finishes and stays finished after hours",
      "url": "/collections/turn-goals-into-work-that-finishes-and-stays-finished-after-hours"
    }
  ]
}