Principlev1
Preserve retrieval-comparison-reversion capability for
Preserve retrieval-comparison-reversion capability for important outputs by maintaining identifiable snapshots at meaningful lifecycle transitions.
Why This Is a Principle
Grounded in thoughts as external objects (Cognitive Defusion: Thoughts Are Objects), writing as generative (Generative Externalization), memory reconstructing rather than storing (Hindsight Bias and Calibration Necessity & Memory is reconstructive, not reproductive—humans rebuild). The principle prescribes git-like versioning for knowledge work. Enables comparison-driven learning.