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Incremental schema revision is less disruptive and more accurate than complete overhauls. Small, frequent updates preserve continuity with what already works while correcting what does not. Large, rare overhauls destroy functional structure alongside dysfunctional structure, overwhelm working memory, and introduce more errors than they fix.
As you learn and grow, new schemas need to be integrated — this is a lifelong process. Integration is not a destination you reach but a practice you sustain. Every new experience, every revised belief, every evolved value creates new material that must be woven into the whole. The reward is not completion but increasing coherence across an ever-expanding understanding.
Consistent 1% improvements produce transformative results over time.
Optimization improves within a framework; innovation replaces the framework. Know which you need.
Optimization is not something you do once — it is an ongoing relationship with your systems.