The irreducible epistemic atoms underlying the curriculum. 4,828 atoms across 8 types and 2 molecules
When encountering a familiar system or codebase, force yourself to describe what you observe using only concrete sensory details for 10 minutes before applying any evaluative categorization or pattern labels.
When a newcomer to a codebase or system asks a question you cannot immediately answer about code you wrote, treat their question as a defamiliarization signal requiring investigation rather than dismissing it as lack of context.