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System documentation: the explicit, written description of

System documentation: the explicit, written description of the decisions, triggers, cadences, and routing rules that determine how information flows through a personal knowledge management system, distinguishing it from mere tool inventory or implicit habits

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This definition precisely establishes the semantic boundary of 'system documentation' by identifying its genus (explicit written description) and differentia (of decisions, triggers, cadences, and routing rules that determine information flow). It clearly distinguishes this from tool inventory or implicit habits, making it a precise definition that answers 'what exactly does system documentation mean here?'

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L-0198

Externalize your system itself

Document your process for managing knowledge — not just the knowledge itself. Your system should be explicit enough that you could rebuild it from documentation alone.

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AxiomExtended Cognition Thesis PrincipleDocument not only what tools you use but the complete

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