I don’t have any hard-and-fast rules for when to re-check cached thoughts (and other cached habit patterns), but if I notice that the last time I checked a cached thought was when I was 7 years old I will be sure to check it very* closely.
*I can tell because the associated mental imagery or what I was seeing or doing when last updating the cached thought (like playing on a swing set) gives it away.
I don’t have any hard-and-fast rules for when to re-check cached thoughts (and other cached habit patterns), but if I notice that the last time I checked a cached thought was when I was 7 years old I will be sure to check it very* closely.
*I can tell because the associated mental imagery or what I was seeing or doing when last updating the cached thought (like playing on a swing set) gives it away.