Principlev1
Externalize cognitive material only to systems you trust and
Externalize cognitive material only to systems you trust and review regularly, because the brain maintains background processes for commitments to untrusted destinations.
Why This Is a Principle
Derives from Open-Loop Cognitive Cost (Zeigarnik) (unresolved commitments consume working memory) and Human memory under stress and cognitive load is unreliable (memory under stress is unreliable). The principle prescribes trust-building through systematic review as a prerequisite for successful cognitive offloading. This explains why elaborate unused systems fail - lack of trust prevents the offloading mechanism from working.