Principlev1
Treat surprises and violated expectations as diagnostic
Treat surprises and violated expectations as diagnostic signals that reveal which operating schemas need inspection, since mismatches between prediction and reality expose invisible assumptions.
Why This Is a Principle
Derives from Perception as Predictive Construction (perception minimizes prediction error), Brain as Hierarchical Prediction Machine (brain as prediction machine), and Learning occurs when outcomes differ from predictions, (learning occurs when outcomes differ from predictions). This prescribes using prediction errors as invitations to examine underlying schemas. It's actionable—tells you to use friction and surprise as inspection triggers.