16 published lessons with this tag.
An atomic note should carry enough context to be understood without its original source.
Record why an idea matters and what triggered it not just the idea itself.
Information has no inherent meaning. Meaning is constructed at the intersection of information and context. Change the context, and the same data, sentence, or signal means something entirely different.
When you change contexts you must deliberately load the relevant frame of reference.
Your emotional state when you perceive something becomes part of what you perceive.
Shared vocabulary does not guarantee shared meaning.
Who you are with when you process information influences what you conclude.
Understanding how you got here prevents you from making the same errors again.
You remember things better in the context where you learned them.
Always give your audience the context they need to interpret your message correctly.
When multiple contexts are active simultaneously identify which one is primary.
Information separated from its context becomes ambiguous or misleading.
When evaluating past decisions reconstruct the context that existed at the time.
Practical wisdom — phronesis — is not the accumulation of knowledge or the mastery of rules. It is the ability to perceive what a situation demands and respond appropriately. Context sensitivity is not a component of wisdom. It is the mechanism through which wisdom operates.
Items nested inside a container share the context of that container.
When one agent finishes and another starts the relevant context must transfer cleanly.