Principlev1

Map relationships between concepts as explicitly as you map

Map relationships between concepts as explicitly as you map the concepts themselves, because insight emerges from the connections rather than from individual nodes.

Why This Is a Principle

This is a principle derived from Schemas as Knowledge Organization Structures (schemas organize knowledge by specifying relationships) and Hierarchical Chunking Expands Capacity (chunking treats hierarchical groups as units). It prescribes an action (map relationships explicitly) based on the axiom that relationships carry structural meaning. It's general enough to apply across any knowledge domain but specific enough to be actionable.

Source Lessons

L-0241

Relationships are as important as entities

The connections between things carry as much meaning as the things themselves.

L-0344

Links are first-class citizens

Relationships between ideas deserve as much attention as the ideas themselves.

Connections

Derived From (4)

AxiomPatterns Exist in Hierarchical Logical Levels AxiomSchemas as Knowledge Organization Structures AxiomStructural Correspondence in Mental Models AxiomHierarchical Chunking Expands Capacity

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