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Anti-patternv1AP-009

Sporadic-externalization anti-pattern

externalizing only when feeling stuck or inspired rather than as a consistent daily practice, which creates survivorship bias in the externalized record and misses the routine insights that consistent practice captures

Why This Is an Anti-Pattern

Inverts trusted-system-frees-cognition (Trusted-system-frees-cognition pattern). Violates Extended Cognition Thesis (externalization). Recurs in journaling abandonment, inconsistent note-taking, project documentation gaps.