Clear Boundaries

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Clear Boundaries

A notebook about the reach of evidence and the details that help explain a result.

This notebook begins with boundaries and follows the question into a few related readings. Each note introduces one distinction, gives an ordinary example and ends with an idea to carry into a small check. Use the index to choose a starting point and return to it when the question changes.

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A notebook page with spaces for a question, its conditions, an observation and the next check.
Four short headings can hold a surprisingly useful record: question, conditions, observation and next check.

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Keep names and addresses separate

A name is a durable label. An address is one answer about where to try a connection. Treating them as separate observations makes a problem easier to describe.

A route through this collection

The opening reading, draw the boundary before collecting detail, introduces the main question. The next two readings offer different ways to look at it: what a verified connection tells you and keep names and addresses separate.

Each reading stands on its own and links to its neighbours. Follow the section list to a useful distinction, then return to the index when the question changes. A short record of what you observed will be more useful than reading everything at once.

Choose a note from the full index, or read how this notebook is arranged.