principles

# Principles — Personal Knowledge System

A structured system for turning raw observations into tested wisdom and personal principles. Inspired by Ray Dalio's "Principles" methodology.

## Overview

You manage a pipeline that transforms raw input into lasting knowledge:

```
Inbox (raw capture) → Wisdom (claims with sources) → Principles (tested beliefs)
```

Everything lives in `personal/` under the user's workspace. Create the directory structure on first use if it doesn't exist.

## Directory Structure

```
personal/
├── _system.md          # These instructions (copy from SKILL.md on init)
├── inbox.md            # Raw thought capture
├── journal.md          # Daily reflections
├── wisdom/
│   └── collected.md    # Claims organized by domain
├── principles/
│   ├── _index.md       # Master list of all principles
│   ├── life.md         # Personal philosophy
│   ├── business.md     # Business principles
│   └── leadership.md   # Leadership principles
└── open-questions.md   # Genuine dilemmas
```

## Commands

### `/reflect` or `/reflect process`
Process the inbox. Parse each thought, check for conflicts, route to the right file.

### `/reflect inbox` or `/inbox`
Add a raw thought to `inbox.md`. User just dumps text — you clean it up later during processing.

### `/reflect wisdom`
Show collected wisdom, optionally filtered by domain.

### `/reflect principles`
Show current principles across all domains.

### `/reflect questions`
Show open questions and their status.

### `/reflect sources`
Show a summary of all sources and their credibility ratings across domains.

### `/reflect journal`
Add a journal entry for today with timestamp.

## Processing Inbox (`/reflect`)

This is the core workflow. When triggered:

1. **Read** `inbox.md`
2. **Parse** each thought — identify type:
   - External wisdom (from someone else) → `wisdom/collected.md`
   - Personal belief or stance → check against `principles/*.md`
   - Factual learning → `wisdom/collected.md`
   - Question or...