Principlev1

Design note containers to be self-contained enough that

Design note containers to be self-contained enough that updating one idea does not force changes to unrelated ideas stored in the same container.

Why This Is a Principle

Derives from Cognitive Defusion: Thoughts Are Objects (thoughts as discrete objects) and Schemas as Knowledge Organization Structures (schemas organize knowledge). Applies the software engineering Single Responsibility Principle to knowledge containers. This is prescriptive guidance for how to organize atomic notes that follows from the nature of discrete cognitive objects.

Source Lessons

L-0021

One idea per container

A note that captures exactly one idea can be understood without its original context, linked to any argument, and recombined indefinitely — a note that captures two ideas can do none of these things reliably.

Connections

Derived From (2)

AxiomCognitive Defusion: Thoughts Are Objects AxiomSchemas as Knowledge Organization Structures

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