Principlev1PR-005
Use externalization as a diagnostic tool for understanding…
Use externalization as a diagnostic tool for understanding gaps—write to discover what you don't know rather than to record what you do.
Why This Is a Principle
Grounds in Illusion of Explanatory Depth (self-assessment is unreliable until articulation), Generative Externalization (externalization is generative), and Externalization Exposes Hidden Structure (externalization exposes gaps). Prescribes using writing as a discovery mechanism, not documentation—highly actionable and general.