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How to ThinkIn the Age of AI
Principlev1PR-170

Structure notes with physically separated sections…

Structure notes with physically separated sections for observation and interpretation to force completion of evidence-gathering before meaning-making.

Why This Is a Principle

Derives from Cognition Operates Through Dual Processing Systems (System 1 vs System 2), Automatic Narrative Generation Precedes Conscious Evaluation (automatic causal narratives), and Creation and evaluation are distinct cognitive operations… (creation and evaluation interfere). The two-column method demonstrates this. It's a design principle for cognitive artifacts that follows from dual-process theory.