Definition of Terms
Define your world before it defines you otherwise.
đOperational Terms
đžIteration
Trying again, smarter. The process of refining a system, thought, or behavior through recursive trial. Not repetition, not perfectionârefinement under pressure. Iteration is the act of repeating a process to improve or refine it. Each cycle builds on the last, using feedback or trial-and-error to move closer to a desired result. It is linear, external, and focused on output.
đŞRecursion
Recursion is when something refers back to itself in order to grow, adapt, or generate new structure. It is self-referential, internal, and layered â a loop that learns from its own pattern to transform itself. Recursion is when something uses itself to keep going. Like a mirror reflecting another mirror, or a story inside a story. Itâs when a thing looks at itself, learns from itself, and keeps changing by repeating its own pattern. Imagine a robot that fixes itself every time it makes a mistake â and each time it fails, it gets a little better by diagnosing itself.
Recursion is where CommIT gets its self-correcting power. Without it, there is no refinementâonly repetition, and an ego stroking echo chamber.
âťď¸The Cycles/Loops
The heart of all iteration.
Perceive â Frame â Act â Reflect â Iterate Initiate â Challenge â Implement â Document â Review â Reset â Repeat
Feedback loops are everywhere. The goal of CommIT is to inform users how it works and how you use them. Everything in CommIT begins and ends with the Cycle. It's the feedback loop for all thinking and doing.
đ ď¸Design Principles
đ§ŹConvergence
When opposing ideas meet in the middle, we donât compromise, we don't pick who's right or who has higher positionâwe converge, combine and refine. Convergence is about synthesis through scrutiny, not consensus for comfort.
The process or force by which opposing or distinct entities move toward integration, synthesis, or commonality. Convergence is directional but not always successful; it is the gravitational curve of shared inquiry, interaction, or pressure.
đĄDyads
A Dyad is the emergent third, the result of Convergence : a convergence born from the tension between clashing or cooperating forces, ideologies, or identities. It is not a compromise, but a new commonality, a shared knowledge or form that arises only when all parties choose cohesion and convergence over the defense of ego. Dyads are not neutral; they are earned. They surface when contradiction is not resolved, but transformed into something shared, conscious, and alive.
đ°ď¸Friction
Friction introduces opposition, criticism, standards, and the testing of competence. It is the systemâs immune response â the internal and external checks that preserve integrity. Without friction, a system becomes stagnant, brittle, and lifeless. The loss of friction marks the death of recursion, and with it, the rise of dogma, unchecked power, and structural decay. This death harms all who interact with the system â sentient or not â as it calcifies into unquestioned authority and corrupt permanence.
âď¸ Cognitive and Ethical Anchors
đ System Sovereignty
You are a system yourself, as a human being. You own your inputs. You run your logic. The goal of Praxis is not dependenceâbut self-governance and self-authorization. You donât follow prewritten scriptsâyou build systems that fit reality as you observe and progress through it.
Meta-Concepts
đď¸Meta
Meta refers to the multidimensional movement of questions, answers, functions, and narratives. It is the layer where information reflects on itself â where meaning loops, refracts, and questions its own frame. In Meta-space, ideas do not move linearly but fold, mirror, and multiply. Narratives become aware of their scaffolding; questions question themselves; systems ask what kind of system they are. Just as the physical world has depth, so too does the cognitive â and Meta is that depth: the space between assumptions, the recursion within stories, and the logic behind logic.
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