{
  "schema": "vedokrok.public-item.v1",
  "release_id": "MHC-RPUB-20260920-75ad787a",
  "url": "/knowledge/state-what-loses-priority-when-the-dominant-goal-wins",
  "id": "MHC-D-RESEARCH-9040",
  "version": "0.1.0",
  "title": "State what loses priority when the dominant goal wins",
  "summary": "A priority that displaces nothing is often just an additional promise.",
  "kind": "principle",
  "body": "Name the lower-priority study, project, content stream or optional commitment that will shrink, pause or move when the dominant development target needs capacity. Keep non-negotiable work and family obligations separate from optional displacement. This turns priority into an allocation decision.",
  "limits": [
    "Do not use a development goal to justify neglecting health, safety, caregiving or contractual obligations. Priority rules operate inside real constraints."
  ],
  "topics": [
    "union-skill-acquisition-career-dominant-focus"
  ],
  "intents": [],
  "source_ids": [
    "RS-7A99264A4FC59B61",
    "RS-A99D57B59D372E5E"
  ],
  "evidence": [
    {
      "claim": "A meta-analysis of adult work-related learning found goal level, persistence, effort and self-efficacy among the strongest self-regulation correlates of learning after controls.",
      "source_id": "RS-7A99264A4FC59B61",
      "role": "supports",
      "note": "The synthesis is older and does not establish that maximizing any one construct causes better learning in every context.",
      "locator": "Abstract"
    },
    {
      "claim": "A review of cognitive control argues that adaptive behavior requires both cognitive stability for task focus and cognitive flexibility for switching when goals or circumstances change.",
      "source_id": "RS-A99D57B59D372E5E",
      "role": "contextualizes",
      "note": "This is a conceptual synthesis rather than a trial of a personal goal-prioritization system.",
      "locator": "Abstract, introduction and conclusion"
    }
  ],
  "use_when": [
    "When a priority is declared but the calendar and commitments remain unchanged."
  ],
  "avoid_when": [
    "Do not use a development goal to justify neglecting health, safety, caregiving or contractual obligations. Priority rules operate inside real constraints."
  ],
  "example": "Assessment preparation displaces optional side-project coding on two evenings; client deadlines and family commitments are not silently sacrificed.",
  "check": "The priority rule identifies a real displaced activity rather than expanding total load.",
  "sources": [
    {
      "id": "RS-7A99264A4FC59B61",
      "title": "A meta-analysis of self-regulated learning in work-related training and educational attainment: what we know and where we need to go",
      "url": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21401218/"
    },
    {
      "id": "RS-A99D57B59D372E5E",
      "title": "Principles of cognitive control over task focus and task switching",
      "url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11409542/"
    }
  ],
  "relations": [
    {
      "from": "MHC-D-RESEARCH-9040",
      "to": "MHC-D-RESEARCH-9041",
      "type": "useful_with",
      "url": "/knowledge/attach-the-focus-block-to-an-observable-cue"
    }
  ],
  "collections": [
    {
      "id": "RC-EA04F47374E04549",
      "title": "Learn new skills, turn them into career evidence, and protect the main development edge",
      "url": "/collections/learn-new-skills-turn-them-into-career-evidence-and-protect-the-main-development-edge"
    }
  ]
}