Maintenance Window
Table of Contents
Block garden time on the calendar so broken links do not ambush on a random Sunday.
Key Concept
- Scheduled time to prune, fix links, and archive - a standing slot, not a mood.
- Calendar the prune before the garden rots - same habit as oil changes, not panic Sundays.
- Periodic Knowledge Review calendars the pass; this note names the scheduled slot.
- When I skip two slots in a row, the orphan list tells me before any feeling does.
Level 1 - Recognize
A maintenance window is scheduled time to prune links, fix orphans, and archive - not crisis cleaning when something breaks.
Level 2 - Explain
Like setting aside Saturday morning to tidy your room instead of waiting until the mess gets scary, PKM systems rot without a fixed review slot.
Level 3 - Use
Block ninety minutes weekly for garden hygiene - broken links and stale tags compound when you wait for panic.
Level 4 - Connect
When you skip two slots in a row, the orphan list tells you before any feeling does - skipped rhythm is how decay enters the stack.
Level 5 - Create
Build a maintenance rhythm that uses Periodic Knowledge Review for the pass and Maps of Content for the route, then add an alert before skipped slots become Normalization of Deviance.
Examples
- Glad first Sunday car fluid swap and tire rotation beat waiting for the check-engine light.
- Saturday morning is toy-bin purge and mending - not panicked cleaning when guests are at the door.
Note Relationships
| Relationship | Wikilink | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| alternative | Change Window | PKM prune schedule vs production deploy schedule |
| contradicts | The Collector's Fallacy | when the opposite frame fits better |
| extends | Periodic Knowledge Review | Calendar block for the periodic review pass |
| extends | Weekly Review Checklists | Weekly checklist fits inside the scheduled slot |
