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The Heuristic

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A heuristic is a process pattern that has hardened into a rule of thumb — guidance that usually works, adopted without a guarantee.

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A triage nurse's first-glance ordering of a waiting room follows tested rules of thumb, not proofs.

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Heuristics earn trust statistically and lose it the same way.