Principlev1
Track extinction progress using dimensional measurement
Track extinction progress using dimensional measurement (frequency, peak intensity, duration) rather than binary measurement to reveal the non-linear decline curve that binary tracking erases.
Why This Is a Principle
Derives from Illusion of Explanatory Depth (self-assessment is unreliable until forced to articulate), Externalization Exposes Hidden Structure (externalization exposes gaps), and Memory is reconstructive, not reproductive—humans rebuild (memory reconstructs rather than reproduces). The principle prescribes a specific measurement methodology that compensates for cognitive distortions during extinction.