Concepts

The irreducible epistemic atoms underlying the curriculum. 4,828 atoms across 8 types and 2 molecules

Mark every hesitation and vague word while writing explanations — those are your knowledge gaps

When attempting to write an explanation of something you believe you understand, mark every sentence where you hesitate, use vague language, or skip a step as diagnostic evidence of incomplete understanding.

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Rule

Inability to explain simply = incomplete processing, not a labeling problem — if you can't explain to a zero-context audience, you don't fully understand

When you cannot explain a concept in simple terms to someone with zero shared context, treat this as diagnostic evidence that your processing is incomplete rather than a labeling problem.

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