Principlev1
Maintain a separate backlog for experimental ideas distinct
Maintain a separate backlog for experimental ideas distinct from active experiments, using five structured fields (hypothesis, expected impact, estimated effort, domain, dependencies) to separate idea generation from execution decisions.
Why This Is a Principle
This derives from Open-Loop Cognitive Cost (Zeigarnik) (unresolved commitments consume working memory) and Knowledge that exists only in tacit form degrades without (tacit knowledge degrades without detection). The principle prescribes a specific capture structure that follows from the axiom that ideas consume cognitive resources until externalized. It's actionable and domain-general.