Principlev1PR-1015
Define success operationally as specific measurement…
Define success operationally as specific measurement procedures rather than abstract qualities, because unmeasurable definitions prevent detection of the gap between felt understanding and actual performance.
Why This Is a Principle
Derives from self-assessment being unreliable until forced to articulate (Illusion of Explanatory Depth) and externalization exposing gaps in thinking (Externalization Exposes Hidden Structure). The principle prescribes operational definitions to make the invisible measurable.