Principlev1PR-1176
Communicate boundaries explicitly because limits that exist…
Communicate boundaries explicitly because limits that exist only internally cannot be respected by others and therefore do not function as boundaries.
Why This Is a Principle
Derives from Meaning as Receiver Construction (meaning constructed by receivers, not transmitted intact) and Common knowledge enables coordination without communication… (common knowledge enables coordination). The principle prescribes external articulation as a necessary component of functional boundaries—unexpressed limits are not boundaries but wishes.