Principlev1

Use external systems to capture cognitive snapshots of

Use external systems to capture cognitive snapshots of interrupted tasks—the reasoning chain, held hypotheses, and working memory state—rather than just task content, to enable full context restoration.

Why This Is a Principle

Derives from Extended Cognition Thesis (distributed cognition), Generative Externalization (externalization is generative), and Working Memory Capacity Limit (working memory limits). This extends cognitive offloading from capturing 'what' (task lists) to capturing 'state' (mental context). AI enables this at a new level. Prescriptive and actionable.

Source Lessons

L-0070

Attention residue lingers

Unfinished tasks leave attention residue that degrades focus on subsequent tasks.

Connections

Derived From (3)

AxiomWorking Memory Capacity Limit AxiomGenerative Externalization AxiomExtended Cognition Thesis

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