Principlev1
Categorize tracked activities by cognitive demand type
Categorize tracked activities by cognitive demand type rather than clock time or task label to reveal attention allocation patterns invisible to narrative memory.
Why This Is a Principle
Grounded in reconstructive memory (Memory is reconstructive, not reproductive—humans rebuild) and dual-process cognition (Cognition Operates Through Dual Processing Systems — System 1/System 2 operate differently). The principle prescribes categorizing by cognitive type (generative, evaluative, reactive, etc.) not surface activity. This reveals which system is being used and catches the 'felt busy but produced nothing deep' pattern. Actionable and diagnostic.