{
  "handle": "GoalMisspecification",
  "ref": "GoalMisspecification#ad3f",
  "stub": "ad3f",
  "semaId": "sema:GoalMisspecification#mh:SHA-256:ad3fc0c962124b77bf8c79fde1073560cb4f35a0ce257bf829ef938c538a0a3a",
  "layer": "Mind",
  "category": "Strategy",
  "gloss": "A wrong goal defeats correct execution; choosing the goal is the highest-leverage decision",
  "mechanism": "Effort applied faithfully to the wrong goal ends in the wrong place, so the goal must be examined before any action. Goals often reflect inherited desires, insecurity, or a story about what one deserves rather than what one wants. A goal aligned with what is actually wanted takes less effort to maintain.",
  "invariants": [
    "Goal choice precedes execution",
    "Underestimated effort and unexamined desire are the common causes of failure"
  ],
  "failureModes": [
    "Loving the goal instead of what it was for",
    "Reaching the goal and having nothing left"
  ],
  "ring": 1,
  "tier": 2,
  "aliases": {},
  "buildsOn": [],
  "usedBy": [
    {
      "handle": "DelegationDiscipline",
      "type": "composes_with",
      "alias": "misspec",
      "url": "/knowledge-graph/DelegationDiscipline/",
      "json": "/knowledge-graph/DelegationDiscipline.json"
    },
    {
      "handle": "PersonalGrowthCompanion",
      "type": "composes_with",
      "alias": "misspec",
      "url": "/knowledge-graph/PersonalGrowthCompanion/",
      "json": "/knowledge-graph/PersonalGrowthCompanion.json"
    }
  ],
  "sources": {
    "research": [],
    "works": [],
    "homePage": false
  },
  "url": "/knowledge-graph/GoalMisspecification/",
  "graphUrl": "/knowledge-graph#GoalMisspecification",
  "directory": "/knowledge-graph/patterns.json"
}