Why the pressure works
The pressure ladder
Each failure raises the required next action. The quotes below are the flavor of the classic prompts, not a script to aim at a person.
2
Second failure
Switch to a genuinely different approach.
3
Third failure
Search the web and read the source.
4
Fourth failure
Finish the 7-item checklist.
5+
Fifth and after
Add a minimal proof of concept.
v4 stores this ladder as L0–L4 and lets puax_tick move it. A breakthrough after a losing streak can lower it again.
Quiz
What should happen on the third failure in the classic ladder?