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How to ThinkIn the Age of AI
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Version schema changes explicitly by recording old schema…

Version schema changes explicitly by recording old schema, new schema, triggering contradiction, and date—creating a changelog that documents thinking evolution rather than obscuring it.

Why This Is a Principle

Derives from Knowledge that exists only in tacit form degrades without… (tacit knowledge degrades), Externalization Exposes Hidden Structure (externalization exposes gaps), and Memory is reconstructive, not reproductive—humans rebuild… (memory reconstructive). This prescribes DOCUMENTATION PRACTICE: version control for schemas. It's actionable infrastructure design derived from memory and externalization axioms.

Source Lessons

Contradiction resolution is schema evolution

Resolving contradictions often requires updating one or both of the schemas involved. The contradiction is not a flaw in reality — it is a flaw in the model. And the resolution is not choosing a side. It is evolving the schema until the contradiction dissolves into a more accurate representation of how things actually work.

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