Principlev1PR-171
Design cognitive processes to enforce structural separation…
Design cognitive processes to enforce structural separation between observation and judgment phases rather than relying on individual willpower to maintain the distinction.
Why This Is a Principle
Derives from Directed Attention as Depletable Resource (executive function depletes), Creation and evaluation are distinct cognitive operations… (creation/evaluation interfere), and Cognition Operates Through Dual Processing Systems (System 1 vs System 2 characteristics). The principle prescribes making the separation architectural rather than aspirational, which follows from the axiom that willpower-dependent processes fail under load. Examples include brainstorming rules, blameless postmortem timelines, and ACH matrices.