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Principlev1PR-1244

Collect energy assessment data at the moment of experience…

Collect energy assessment data at the moment of experience through structured sampling rather than relying on retrospective recall.

Why This Is a Principle

Derives from axioms about memory reconstruction (Hindsight Bias and Calibration Necessity, Memory is reconstructive, not reproductive—humans rebuild…) and peak-end rule (Retrospective memory of experience diverges systematically…). Prescribes the Experience Sampling Method approach as the solution to memory's systematic unreliability. The principle is 'sample in the moment'; the axioms explain why retrospection fails.