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Zero-Date Preservation

First rule for protecting project continuity from day zero.

Zero-Date Preservation

Zero-date preservation means the project records its earliest intent before implementation details overwrite the original reason for being.

Preserved understanding

• The project values time as the one resource that cannot be reclaimed.
• The workspace should favor useful capture over slow perfection.
• The MUD must remain readable without a proprietary application.
• Publishing should be routine, not a separate ceremony.

Practice

When new context appears:

• Add it to the closest note.
• Link it to related notes with wiki links.
• Record unresolved tension in a decision or inbox note.
• Let the build publish it through the same pipeline.