Purpose precedes feature and polish
Name the human outcome and non-goals before selecting technology or interface form.
Guidance
Treat time and attention as costs; remove work whose value cannot justify them.
Do
- Write a one-sentence human outcome
- Record explicit non-goals and success evidence
Do not
- Use engagement, parity, or new technology as the only rationale
Verification contract
manual review of purpose, non-goals, and outcome evidence