Principlev1
Document the structural assumptions underlying major
Document the structural assumptions underlying major decisions so that when reality changes, you can identify which assumptions broke rather than defending the entire decision framework.
Why This Is a Principle
Derives from Belief Perseverance Against Contradictory Evidence (belief maintenance even when evidence is eliminated) and The performance of an agent is bounded by the accuracy of (performance bounded by model accuracy). The principle prescribes assumption-tracking to enable targeted schema revision. Prevents escalation of commitment.