Principlev1
Delayed schema updates impose compounding costs because the
Delayed schema updates impose compounding costs because the gap between your model and a changing reality widens incrementally over time, making each decision progressively less optimal.
Why This Is a Principle
This is a principle derived from Schemas as Knowledge Organization Structures (schemas organize knowledge), Belief Perseverance Against Contradictory Evidence (belief perseverance), and Exponential Information Decay (decay over time). It prescribes what FOLLOWS from schema rigidity: not a one-time cost but a compounding cost structure. It is actionable (update schemas regularly to prevent cost accumulation) and general (applies across all schema domains).