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How to ThinkIn the Age of AI
Principlev1PR-526

Document disconfirmations more carefully than confirmations…

Document disconfirmations more carefully than confirmations, because confirmations are naturally retained in memory while disconfirming evidence is filtered out.

Why This Is a Principle

Derives from Belief Perseverance Against Contradictory Evidence (belief perseverance) and Automatic Pattern Perception (confirmation bias filters contradictory evidence). The principle prescribes asymmetric documentation effort to counteract memory's asymmetric filtering. Actionable and well-grounded.