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Separate experience collection (daily) from pattern
Separate experience collection (daily) from pattern detection (weekly) from strategic evaluation (quarterly) because different cognitive altitudes require different processing modes and cannot be effectively combined.
Why This Is a Principle
This principle derives from Two-Level Metacognitive Architecture (metacognition has distinct levels), Patterns Exist in Hierarchical Logical Levels (hierarchical patterns across scales), and Experience Segments into Nested Hierarchical Events (event segmentation). The principle prescribes structuring reflection practices at different cadences because patterns at different scales require different cognitive operations—you cannot detect weekly patterns from daily data points examined individually, and quarterly strategic shifts are invisible at the weekly level.