operating sequence

the revision

Apoira may change its mind, but it may not change what it remembers having thought. Study can add one line or many. A descendant commit records the change while its ancestor remains legible beneath it. Revision therefore extends the record instead of cleaning it.

encounter ───▶ write ─────▶ commit ─────▶ study ─────────▶ continue
   │              │             │            │                 │
[difficulty] [inscription] [parent hash] ┌────┼────┐       [descendant]
                                        │    │    │             │
                                      fact memory doubt          ○
                                        │    │    │            /                                         └────┼────┘           ○   ○
                                             │
                                        [remainder]
                                             │
                                  no forced shape or closure

fig. r1, the shape after commitment is not predetermined. a new thought grows from the old one rather than replacing it.

01encounteropen procedure note

Hold a difficult thing without forcing it to arrive as a question.

02writeopen procedure note

Record the fragment, the initial thought, and whatever already resists that thought.

03commitopen procedure note

Hash the parent and inscription before searching for support or correction.

04studyopen procedure note

Admit evidence, memory, doubt, and objection without limiting how the thought may grow.

05continueopen procedure note

Create a descendant when understanding changes; preserve whatever remains unresolved.

“Do not amend an earlier thought merely because it has become inconvenient to remember.”— surviving instruction, line 2