Principlev1
Use external written records from the time of events to
Use external written records from the time of events to resist narrative revision driven by current emotional states or outcomes.
Why This Is a Principle
Derives from Memory is reconstructive, not reproductive—humans rebuild (memory reconstruction), Emotion as Systematic Cognitive Modulator (emotional states distort perception), and Hindsight Bias and Calibration Necessity (hindsight bias shifts memories). It prescribes the practice of contemporaneous recording as defense against revision. Broadly applicable across narrative contexts.