Method: Using Ease and Resistance as Signals

This method treats the subjective experience of writing as a diagnostic signal. Difficulty or friction does not always mean the idea is wrong. It often means the idea is in the wrong container.

When writing begins to feel as if it is "writing itself," this usually indicates:

• the abstraction is correct
• the category fits the insight
• the system no longer resists expression

Ease does not mean correctness. It means alignment.

Persistent resistance often indicates:

• mixed narrative forms
• authority leaking into the wrong container
• an attempt to make one document do multiple jobs

Do not push through resistance by force. Reclassify instead.

When resistance appears:

1. Stop writing.
2. Ask which container is being used.
3. Ask which container the insight actually requires.
4. Move the content before continuing.

This prevents overfitting and mythology.

Ease and resistance are signals, not validators.

They guide where to write, not what to conclude.