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How to ThinkIn the Age of AI
Principlev1PR-380

Make category boundaries explicit through written scope…

Make category boundaries explicit through written scope notes that specify what belongs and what doesn't, not just labels.

Why This Is a Principle

Derives from Cognitive Defusion: Thoughts Are Objects (thoughts as discrete objects), Externalization Exposes Hidden Structure (externalization exposes gaps), and Knowledge that exists only in tacit form degrades without… (tacit knowledge degrades). Prescribes a specific technique: scope notes instead of bare labels. This is clearly actionable and applies across classification contexts.