Principlev1
Deliberately override your current working self's filtering
Deliberately override your current working self's filtering by actively reaching for memories that supported schemas you no longer hold, because current goals selectively reconstruct which past experiences are accessible.
Why This Is a Principle
Derives from reconstructive memory (Memory is reconstructive, not reproductive—humans rebuild), belief perseverance (Belief Perseverance Against Contradictory Evidence), and hindsight bias (Hindsight Bias and Calibration Necessity). Conway's Self-Memory System shows the working self filters memory access based on current goals. The principle prescribes deliberately seeking memories that contradict current schemas to recover discarded wisdom. This is actionable guidance grounded in memory architecture.