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How to ThinkIn the Age of AI
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Write documentation that answers specific questions…

Write documentation that answers specific questions with full decision context (constraints, alternatives, rationale) so the document can replace the author's presence entirely.

Why This Is a Principle

Derives from Generative Externalization (externalization through writing is generative), Externalization Exposes Hidden Structure (externalizing exposes gaps and unstated assumptions), and Meaning as Receiver Construction (meaning is constructed by receivers using their own models). This prescribes how to write for effective knowledge transfer, which is actionable guidance derived from axioms about externalization and meaning-making.