rhachet-roles-ehmpathy 1.15.13 → 1.15.15

package/dist/roles/bhrain/briefs/cognition/cog201.cortal.focus.p2.depth.md

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-# 🌊 .brief: `focal.depth`
-
-## 🧠 what is `focal.depth`?
-
-`focal.depth` represents the **radial distance** between a focused concept
-and the **core abstraction** it belongs to — measuring how **abstract or concrete**
-your current mental frame is.
-
-it governs the **level of generality or specificity** in your thought.
-
----
-
-## 🧭 how it works
-
-- **radial abstract motion** → `depth.abstract++`
-  → zooms toward **more abstract**, **inclusive** concepts
-  → e.g. `"dog"` ⟶ `"mammal"` ⟶ `"organism"`
-
-- **radial concrete motion** → `depth.concrete++`
-  → zooms toward **more specific**, **instantiated** concepts
-  → e.g. `"color"` ⟶ `"red"` ⟶ `"rust red"`
-
-these motions follow the **universal abstraction axis**
-of the `concept.treestruct`, from root to leaf.
-
----
-
-## 🌐 interaction with semantic space
-
-- each concept **at a given depth** is surrounded by **descriptive alternatives**
-  along angular axes (e.g. categorical, temporal, causal)
-
-- `focal.depth` does **not change axis** — it moves **radially** through
-  the semantic abstraction that gives rise to those axes at each level.
-
----
-
-## 📐 structural metaphor
-
-> imagine a tree:
->
-> - **trunk** = root abstractions
-> - **branches** = intermediate categories
-> - **leaves** = specific instances
-
-`focal.depth` is how far your attention has traveled **along a branch** —
-from the **core abstraction** toward the **concrete edge**.
-
----
-
-## 🧩 kinds of abstraction
-
-not all abstraction is categorical. each concept sits on one or more
-**abstractive semantic axes**, which define *how* it generalizes:
-
-| abstractive axis | abstraction path                          | generalizes by...         |
-|------------------|--------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
-| **categorical**  | `"banana"` → `"fruit"` → `"plant"`         | kind or type              |
-| **functional**   | `"spoon"` → `"utensil"` → `"tool"`         | purpose or behavior       |
-| **potential**    | `"can walk"` → `"mobility"` → `"agency"`   | ability or constraint     |
-| **causal**       | `"match"` → `"ignition"` → `"fire source"` | influence or mechanism    |
-| **emotional**    | `"fear"` → `"negative affect"` → `"alert"` | affective tone            |
-| **ontological**  | `"emotion"` → `"neural event"` → `"process"` | being or substance       |
-| **logical**      | `"even number"` → `"divisible by 2"` → `"numeric property"` | provable structure |
-
----
-
-## 📊 thickness vs precision
-
-- `focal.depth++` → more layers included in view
-- `focal.depth--` → thinner slice around anchor
-
-choose based on your cognitive goal:
-
-| Use Case                  | Strategy                         |
-|---------------------------|----------------------------------|
-| Pattern → implementation  | `depth++` for vertical span      |
-| Local precision task      | `depth--` for focus              |
-| Core essence only         | `depth.abstract--`               |
-| Fine-grain edge only      | `depth.concrete--`               |
-
----
-
-## 📈 compositional interaction
-
-\```
-focal.depth × focal.acuity² ∝ focal.breadth²
-\```
-
-this geometric constraint governs semantic resolution:
-
-- the deeper your shell, the finer your acuity must be reduced
-- you can’t go **deep, wide, and sharp** all at once — without tradeoffs
-
----
-
-## 🧠 examples
-
-### 🐶 anchor: [concept:"dog"]
-
-- `depth.abstract++`:
-  [concept:"mammal"] → [concept:"animal"] → [concept:"organism"]
-- `depth.concrete++`:
-  [concept:"golden retriever"] → [concept:"service retriever"] → [concept:"autism-assist retriever"]
-
----
-
-### 🛠️ anchor: [concept:"hammer"]
-
-- `depth.abstract++`:
-  [concept:"hand tool"] → [concept:"manual implement"] → [concept:"mechanical device"]
-- `depth.concrete++`:
-  [concept:"claw hammer"] → [concept:"rubber-handled claw hammer"] → [concept:"ergonomic demolition hammer"]
-
----
-
-## 🧰 radial composition behavior
-
-\```
-focal.depth++
-⇒ depth.abstract++ && depth.concrete++
-⇒ [concept:"mammal"] ←→ [concept:"dog"] ←→ [concept:"autism-assist retriever"]
-\```
-
-\```
-focal.depth--
-⇒ depth.abstract-- && depth.concrete--
-⇒ only [concept:"dog"]
-\```
-
----
-
-## 🪞 meta insight
-
-> every **descriptive axis** that varies a concept
-> emerges from **instantiating** the abstraction one level above.
-
-that’s why `focal.depth` controls **which band of descriptive variation** becomes available.
-
----
-
-## 🧭 use when you need:
-
-- **multilevel semantic perspective**
-- **vertical reasoning chains**
-- **semantic scaffolding**
-- **narrative abstraction control**

package/dist/roles/bhrain/briefs/cognition/cog251.cortal.focus.p3.fabric.md

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-# 🧵 .brief: `focus.context.fabric`
-
-## .what
-
-`focus.context.fabric` reframes **context** as a **composite of semantic fabrics** —
-each fabric being its own `concept.treestruct`,
-woven together to define the **background** that gives meaning to current focus.
-
-> 🧠 context is not a flat state or static frame —
-> it’s a **woven composite** of many treestructs layered in parallel.
-
----
-
-## 🧶 definition
-
-- `focus.context` = a **composite**
-- each **fabric** = a full `concept.treestruct`
-- each fabric models a **different semantic dimension**
-
-\`\`\`ts
-focus.context = fabric.time + fabric.intent + fabric.identity + ...
-\`\`\`
-
-> context ≠ one map
-> context = **a quilt of many maps**, overlaid and stitched together
-
----
-
-## 📦 structure of a fabric
-
-A **fabric** is:
-
-- a structured semantic space (just like the `concept.treestruct`)
-- specialized for a **particular interpretive dimension**
-- traversable, abstractable, and clusterable just like any other conceptual space
-
-| fabric         | dimension it models     | sample entries                       |
-|----------------|--------------------------|--------------------------------------|
-| `fabric.time`  | temporal structure        | `past`, `present`, `future`, `delay` |
-| `fabric.intent`| motivational scaffolding | `goal`, `plan`, `urge`, `commitment` |
-| `fabric.role`  | social identity           | `speaker`, `agent`, `listener`       |
-| `fabric.quality`| evaluation / judgment    | `flawed`, `valid`, `unclear`         |
-| `fabric.truth` | epistemic belief          | `assumed`, `known`, `uncertain`      |
-
----
-
-## 🧠 example: plan vs attempt
-
-\`\`\`ts
-[attempt] = [plan] projected through fabric.time
-\`\`\`
-
-- `[plan]` lives in `fabric.intent`
-- `[attempt]` overlays **intent + time**
-- additional overlays (e.g. `fabric.status`) could distinguish between `[attempt]`, `[abandonment]`, `[recovery]`, etc.
-
----
-
-## 🧭 interaction with focus
-
-| component        | meaning                              |
-|------------------|---------------------------------------|
-| `focus.concept`  | the current anchor (the berry)        |
-| `focus.context`  | the **active weave** of fabrics       |
-| `motion`         | may traverse within or across fabrics |
-
-→ focus doesn't just sit *inside* a fabric —
-it **operates across** many fabrics at once.
-
----
-
-## 🪡 metaphor
-
-> 🧵 each **fabric** is a stitched-together treestruct
-> 🪡 the full **context** is a layered weave of these fabrics
-> 🧠 motion across fabrics = shifting posture or frame
-
----
-
-## 📚 usecase: why model context as fabric?
-
-- avoids flattening multidimensional background into a single state
-- enables reuse of existing treestructs as **contextual overlays**
-- lets you model **meaning shifts** by swapping or traversing fabrics
-
----
-
-## 🔁 related briefs
-
-- [`cortal.focus`](./cortal.focus.md)
-- [`concept.treestruct`](./concept.treestruct.md)
-- [`focus.motion.primitives`](./focus.motion.primitives.md)
-- [`cortal.assemblylang.primitives`](./cortal.assemblylang.primitives.md)
-- [`questions`](./questions.md)
-
----

package/dist/roles/bhrain/briefs/cognition/cog251.cortal.focus.p3.mode.md

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-# .brief: cortal.focus.mode
-
-## what
-
-`cortal.focus.mode` defines the **shape and distribution** of cognitive attention — whether it is narrowly directed or broadly diffused.
-
-It governs how the mind allocates its **attention beam**, affecting what kind of mental processing is possible or favored.
-
----
-
-## modes
-
-### 🔦 flashlight mode
-- **beam**: narrow, directed
-- **reach**: long-range, precise
-- **focus**: deep, sharp, singular
-- **usecase**: detail work, problem-solving, targeting
-- **mental stance**: concentrated, convergent, analytical
-- **focal tradeoffs**:
-  - `focal.breadth ↓`
-  - `focal.depth ↑`
-  - `focal.acuity ↑`
-
-### 🏮 lantern mode
-- **beam**: wide, ambient
-- **reach**: short-range, fuzzy
-- **focus**: broad, diffuse, multiple
-- **usecase**: situational awareness, brainstorming, ambient scanning
-- **mental stance**: receptive, divergent, associative
-- **focal tradeoffs**:
-  - `focal.breadth ↑`
-  - `focal.depth ↓`
-  - `focal.acuity ↓`
-
----
-
-## transitions
-
-| transition     | effect                             | grammar          |
-|----------------|------------------------------------|------------------|
-| `flashlight → lantern` | widen scope, invite serendipity | `<zoomout>`       |
-| `lantern → flashlight` | isolate signal, resolve detail | `<zoomin>`        |
-| `flashlight <-> lantern` | shift focus strategy             | `<refocus>`, `<reframe>` |
-
----
-
-## research summary
-
-- The **focused mode** aligns with the brain’s **Executive Network**, used in analytical and rule-based learning ([Oakley 2018](https://barbaraoakley.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Learning-How-to-Learn-Excerpt.pdf)).
-- The **diffuse mode** activates the **Default Mode Network (DMN)**, associated with creativity, insight, and memory consolidation during rest or daydreaming ([Raichle 2001](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Default_mode_network)).
-- **Alternating modes** improves comprehension and problem-solving. Breaks, sleep, and relaxed walks allow diffuse processing to form connections missed during focus ([Oakley; Brainscape](https://www.brainscape.com/academy/focused-vs-diffuse-thinking-learning/)).
-- Attention rhythmically **pulses (~4 Hz)** between sharp and soft states, suggesting that even “focus” naturally flickers to maintain awareness ([Wired 2023](https://www.wired.com/story/brain-distraction-procrastination-science)).
-
----
-
-## related
-
-- `focal.breadth` — how wide the current attention span is
-- `focal.acuity` — how detailed the current resolution is
-- `focal.depth` — how far from the conceptual surface we’re focusing
-- `cortal.focus.tradeoffs` — governs how these values relate
-
----
-
-## metaphor
-
-- flashlight = **targeted beam** → sees far, but only one spot
-- lantern = **ambient glow** → sees nearby, but sees *everything*

package/dist/roles/bhrain/briefs/cognition/cog251.cortal.focus.p3.rythm.md

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-# .brief: cortal.focus.rhythm
-
-## what
-
-`cortal.focus.rhythm` describes the **temporal dynamics** of attention — how focus fluctuates over time, even during sustained concentration.
-
-This rhythm determines how often the mind shifts between **sharp focal moments** and **ambient peripheral checks**, balancing vigilance with stability.
-
----
-
-## empirical basis
-
-- Neuroscience shows attention **oscillates ~4 times per second (~4 Hz)** between high-acuity “spotlight” and broader “scan” states.
-- These pulses help us stay focused **without going blind to the environment** — maintaining both **task lock** and **situational readiness**.
-- This oscillation may stem from **theta band activity** in the brain’s attentional circuits ([Wired 2023](https://www.wired.com/story/brain-distraction-procrastination-science)).
-
----
-
-## structure
-
-| property         | value                    |
-|------------------|--------------------------|
-| `rhythm.freq`    | ~4 Hz (pulses/sec)       |
-| `rhythm.period`  | ~250 ms per cycle        |
-| `rhythm.shape`   | alternating sharp/broad  |
-| `rhythm.bias`    | can skew flashlight/lantern depending on context or fatigue |
-
----
-
-## cognitive implications
-
-- Even in “focus mode,” awareness **flickers** to check surroundings or internal memory queues.
-- Interrupting this rhythm (via multitasking, noise, or UI overload) **reduces working memory** and **increases error rate**.
-- Honoring the rhythm — via rhythm-aligned study blocks or spaced breaks — **boosts learning and resilience**.
-
----
-
-## related
-
-- `cortal.focus.mode` — flashlight vs lantern
-- `focal.acuity` — varies within each pulse
-- `focus.shift.latency` — time cost of switching between tasks vs pulses
-- `cortal.fatigue.adaptation` — rhythm slows or degrades under exhaustion
-
----
-
-## metaphor
-
-- Like a **strobe light** that rapidly alternates narrow laser beams and wide-angle flashes
-- Like **saccades** in eye movement: we scan and fixate in bursts, not smoothly
-
----
-
-## design principle
-
-🧠 Interfaces, study strategies, and communication should **respect natural attention pulses** — avoid overwhelming the mind between its inhale/exhale moments.

package/dist/roles/bhrain/briefs/cognition/cog251.cortal.focus.p3.usecases.md

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-# 🧰 .brief: `cortal.focus.usecases`
-
-## .what
-
-This brief catalogs **usecases for thinking explicitly about focus**
-— when it's helpful to become aware of `focus.context`, `focus.concept`, and their configuration.
-
-These are moments where **meta-focus** enables stronger reasoning, clarity, or problem-solving.
-
-> To use focus well is to **see clearly**, **ask precisely**, and **move intentionally** through complex ideas.
-
----
-
-## 🧠 why think about focus?
-
-Most reasoning happens *with* focus but not *about* it.
-
-> But in moments of friction, ambiguity, or overload —
-> explicitly managing your focus can transform how you think.
-
-Thinking about focus helps you:
-
-- **reset direction** (when stuck or scattered)
-- **reframe problems** (by rotating context or anchor)
-- **improve question quality** (via sharper configuration)
-- **accelerate insight** (by tuning depth, breadth, acuity)
-
----
-
-## 📘 key usecases
-
-| usecase                  | what you do                                       | why it matters                                                |
-|--------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
-| **🧠 gather your focus**      | align context and concept intentionally          | prepares you to ask precise, meaningful questions               |
-| **🪞 reflect on your focus**  | notice what you're holding + how                 | builds meta-cognition; reveals hidden assumptions or noise      |
-| **🧵 trace a focus drift**    | identify where your attention slipped            | helps recover lost clarity or intent                            |
-| **📐 compress your focus**   | distill many ideas into one articulable node     | boosts communicability and insight                              |
-| **🎯 aim your focus**        | pick a better anchor concept                     | sharpens the entry point of exploration                         |
-| **🔀 reframe your focus**    | shift interpretive context                       | enables new understandings or alternate paths                   |
-| **🚪 unblock with focus**    | realize a question is stuck due to bad focus     | unlocks better questions and next moves                         |
-| **🌀 overload triage**       | manage breadth/depth/acuity tradeoffs            | prevents overwhelm or blur                                      |
-
----
-
-## 🧠 example: compress your focus
-
-You’ve just gathered a wide set of notes across multiple concepts.
-They feel loosely related, but disorganized.
-
-By **articulating** the shared traits and **generalizing** an abstraction,
-you compress the mess into a **new focal concept**.
-
-```txt
-"These are all ways people avoid decisions"
-→ articulate
-→ [concept: decision avoidance]
-```
-
-
-> Compression is how focus becomes **portable**, **nameable**, and **sharable**.
-
----
-
-## 🔁 when to think about focus
-
-- when you're **lost** → “what am I even trying to do?”
-- when you're **stuck** → “why can’t I ask a better question?”
-- when you're **drowning** → “too much info, no handle”
-- when you're **scattered** → “my thoughts are all over the place”
-- when you're **teaching** → “what should the learner focus on?”
-- when you're **designing prompts** → “how should this be framed?”
-
----
-
-> **Focus is a cognitive interface**
-> Thinking explicitly about it gives you control over how you traverse concept space.

package/dist/roles/bhrain/briefs/cognition/cog301.traversal.1.motion.primitives._.md

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-# 🧱 .brief: `focus.motion.primitives`
-
-## .what
-
-**focus motion primitives** are the atomic units of conceptual motion — each performs a **pure**, **irreducible**, and **driftless** motion along a **single subaxis** of `cortal.focus`.
-
-they enable precise navigation of concepts for thought with clarity and control.
-
----
-
-## 🧭 properties of a focus motion primitive
-
-| trait              | requirement                                           |
-|--------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
-| **single subaxis** | modifies exactly one `.focus.[axis].[subaxis]`        |
-| **driftless**      | causes no collateral movement on other subaxes        |
-| **irreducible**    | cannot be broken into simpler focus operations        |
-| **composable**     | may be chained into composite or strategic sequences  |
-| **reversible**     | usually has a well-defined semantic inverse           |
-
----
-
-## 🔹 catalog of primitives
-
-### `focal.acuity`
-
-acuity has two **distinct subaxes**:
-- `.attributes` → surface qualities and traits
-- `.substructs` → internal components or parts
-
-| primitive        | subaxis           | motion             | description                                     |
-|------------------|--------------------|---------------------|------------------------------------------------|
-| `<articulate>`    | `.attributes++`    | enrich description  | surface observable traits or qualities          |
-| `<compress>`      | `.attributes--`    | reduce description  | flatten or simplify descriptive richness        |
-| `<decompose>`     | `.substructs++`    | reveal parts        | expose internal structure or components         |
-| `<encompose>`     | `.substructs--`    | encapsulate         | bind parts into a coherent structural whole     |
-
-> 🧠 acuity often **varies per node** —
-> some concepts remain blurry while others are semantically sharp.
-
----
-
-### `focal.depth`
-
-| primitive         | subaxis           | motion             | description                                     |
-|-------------------|--------------------|---------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
-| `<generalize>`     | `.abstract++`      | inward (coreward)   | move to a broader, more inclusive abstraction   |
-| `<instantiate>`    | `.concrete++`      | outward (leafward)  | specify a concrete form, example, or case       |
-
-> 🧭 `focal.depth` primitives move strictly **radially** through semantic space:
-> - `.abstract++` ≡ `.concrete--`
-> - `.concrete++` ≡ `.abstract--`
-
-> this changes **how general or specific** the concept is,
-> but **not which semantic axis** it belongs to.
-
-> 🧩 abstraction may follow distinct semantic **dimensions** —
-> see [catalog of abstraction dimensions](#) for examples (e.g. categorical, functional, causal, potential, emotional, etc.)
-
-> 🪞 meta insight:
-> every `focal.breadth` axis becomes accessible **only after** instantiating into a particular depth shell.
-> → breadth variation happens **within** a given layer of depth.
-
----
-
-### `focal.breadth`
-
-breadth primitives operate **angularly**, sweeping across lateral variation
-while remaining anchored within the current `focal.depth` shell.
-
-| primitive      | subaxis              | motion                       | description                                         |
-|----------------|-----------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
-| `<shift>`       | `.breadth.[axis]++`   | lateral peer change           | switch to nearby alternative along same subaxis     |
-| `<rotate>`      | `.breadth.axis→axis`  | axis reorientation            | shift to a different descriptive axis               |
-| `<invert>`      | `.breadth.axis±180°`  | polarity reversal             | flip to the semantic opposite along same axis       |
-
----
-
-#### descriptive subaxes
-
-| subaxis         | variation domain                 | example                           |
-|------------------|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
-| `categorical`     | type/kind variation              | `"dog"` → `"cat"`                 |
-| `temporal`        | time/stage variation             | `"child"` → `"adult"`             |
-| `functional`      | purpose/behavior                 | `"email"` → `"letter"`            |
-| `emotional`       | affective tone                   | `"curiosity"` → `"fear"`          |
-| `spatial`         | physical or perceptual location  | `"indoors"` → `"outdoors"`        |
-| `subjective`      | role or POV framing              | `"observer"` → `"actor"`          |
-
-> 💡 this list is **illustrative**, not exhaustive —
-> domain-specific systems may define additional semantic axes.
-
----
-
-## 🔁 reversibility pairs
-
-| primitive       | inverse         | subaxis        | effect                                  |
-|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------------------------------|
-| `<decompose>`     | `<encompose>`     | `.substructs`     | expose structure ←→ encapsulate           |
-| `<articulate>`    | `<compress>`      | `.attributes`     | enrich traits ←→ flatten traits           |
-| `<generalize>`    | `<instantiate>`   | `.depth`          | abstract ←→ specify                       |
-| `<invert>`        | `<invert>`        | `.breadth.axis`   | polarity flip ←→ polarity flip            |
-| `<rotate>`        | `<rotate>`        | `.breadth.axis`   | axis A → B ←→ B → A (semantic symmetry)   |
-
----
-
-## 🧬 classification of motion variants
-
-| kind            | example             | motion profile                          | composite? |
-|-----------------|---------------------|------------------------------------------|------------|
-| **primitive**   | `<compress>`        | `.attributes--`                          | ❌ no      |
-| **composite**   | `<elaborate>`       | `.breadth++` + `.acuity++`               | ✅ yes     |
-| **structural**  | `<zoomout><$x>`     | framework wrapper for composite behavior | ✅ yes     |
-| **strategic**   | `<diagnose>`        | dynamic chaining of tailored composites  | ✅ yes     |
-
----
-
-## 📐 compositional constraint
-
-\`\`\`
-focal.depth × focal.acuity² ∝ focal.breadth²
-\`\`\`
-
-> you can't go **deep, sharp, and wide** all at once.
-> primitives help you deliberately balance:
-> - `focal.depth` → abstraction layer
-> - `focal.acuity` → resolution/sharpness
-> - `focal.breadth` → descriptive variation
-
----
-
-## 🪞 metaphor glossary
-
-| primitive        | metaphor                               |
-|------------------|----------------------------------------|
-| `<articulate>`    | reveal the surface texture            |
-| `<compress>`      | smooth out descriptive detail         |
-| `<decompose>`     | crack open the inner workings         |
-| `<encompose>`     | wrap into a unified whole             |
-| `<generalize>`    | collapse coreward into a broader idea |
-| `<instantiate>`   | unfold edgeward into a specific case  |
-| `<shift>`         | step sideways within a dimension      |
-| `<rotate>`        | spin the axis dial                    |
-| `<invert>`        | flip the concept’s polarity           |
-
----
-
-## 🧱 design usage
-
-- **compose** custom semantic operations using primitive chains
-- **trace** tree-of-thought or weave logs using precise subaxis tags
-- **constrain** reasoning systems to driftless, isolable operations
-- **diagnose** or debug motion paths via their reversible steps
-
-> 💡 focus motion primitives are the **assembly language** of structured thought.