diff --git a/docs/source/active_memory_manager.rst b/docs/source/active_memory_manager.rst
index 969ddd9b8d2..3fd5a68f238 100644
--- a/docs/source/active_memory_manager.rst
+++ b/docs/source/active_memory_manager.rst
@@ -144,6 +144,9 @@ define two methods:
     - Create replicas of a task on workers that already hold them
     - Create replicas on paused or retiring workers
 
+    It is generally a good idea to design policies to be as simple as possible and let
+    the AMM take care of the edge cases above by ignoring some of the suggestions.
+
     Optionally, the ``run`` method may retrieve which worker the AMM just selected, as
     follows: