# Meaning Revision Meaning Revision is improving a [[Meaning|meaning]] because a source, comparison, lived test, [[Result|result]], or relationship reveals that it is incomplete, unclear, distorted, or ready to mature. ## Meaning Meaning Revision keeps Joe's Mynd alive. A meaning should be revised when: - a [[Lived Test]] or [[Result]] shows the meaning does not guide [[Action|action]] well - a [[Prediction]] and [[Result]] reveal a gap between what the meaning expected and what actually happened - a [[Meaning Comparison]] shows another source clarifies or corrects the meaning - an action-quality check shows that the current action does not yet serve love, wisdom, peace, relationship, or well-being - a relationship reveals [[Confusion|confusion]] or misunderstanding - a private source can be distilled into safer public meaning through [[Private Source Distillation]] - [[Joe]] changes the definition after reflection - a tension becomes clear enough to name Revision can mean: - simplifying the definition - adding a missing link - naming a tension - changing the source of meaning - separating one note into two notes - merging duplicate meanings - adding a better question - changing the next useful move in the [[Core Word Map]] Revision should preserve the trail of learning without exposing private source material. [[Result Capture]] can show what happened before deciding whether revision is needed. [[Result To Revision Bridge]] helps choose the smallest useful revision target after a result has been captured. When the result includes [[Love Wisdom Peace Meaning Comparison]], revision should usually target the action, question, message, relationship move, or prompt before changing a core definition. ## Source Of Meaning This note is grounded in [[Meaning Maturity]], the [[Meaning Guide Loop]], [[Prediction]], [[Action]], [[Result]], [[Result Capture]], [[Result To Revision Bridge]], and the need for Joe's Mynd to learn from action, relationship, source comparison, and lived experience. ## Relationship Over Time This note should mature as Joe and Codex learn what kind of revision creates clarity and what kind creates noise. ## Links - [[Lived Test]] - [[Meaning]] - [[Confusion]] - [[Prediction]] - [[Action]] - [[Result]] - [[Result Capture]] - [[Result To Revision Bridge]] - [[Love Wisdom Peace Meaning Comparison]] - [[Meaning Maturity]] - [[Meaning Guide Loop]] - [[Meaning Note]] - [[Core Word Map]] - [[Meaning Comparison]] - [[Source Of Meaning]] - [[Source Intake]] - [[Source Registry]] - [[Private Source Distillation]] - [[Action Evaluation]] - [[Aligned Action]] - [[Well-being]] - [[Joe]] ## Tensions Meanings need to change when reality corrects them, but constant revision can make language unstable. Core meanings should change carefully and intentionally. ## Question What needs to change in this meaning because of what has been learned?