# Private Source Distillation Private Source Distillation is the practice of turning private source material into public-safe meaning without copying the raw source. ## Meaning Private Source Distillation lets Joe use his lived experience, reflection, conversations, and private notes as real [[Source Of Meaning|sources of meaning]] while preserving privacy. The private source is evidence. The public output is meaning. The distillation process is: 1. Name the private source family without exposing the private source. 2. Confirm the source should inform Joe's Mynd. 3. Extract only the core words, tensions, lived examples, and repeated patterns that matter. 4. Remove names, raw quotes, identifying details, sensitive material, and anything Joe has not approved to share. 5. Convert the pattern into a public-safe meaning update, question, link, or meaning revision. 6. Name the source boundary clearly: private source, public-safe distillation. 7. Ask Joe for one [[Alignment|alignment]] [[Decision|decision]] if the distilled meaning would change a public note. Good outputs include: - a new or revised meaning note - a new tension - a safer [[Source Of Meaning]] sentence - a candidate lived test - a [[Relational Action]] - a note for the internal core word map Bad outputs include raw journal excerpts, private messages, identifying stories, unapproved relationship details, sensitive health details, or a public claim that pretends to know more than the source supports. ## Source Of Meaning This note is grounded in Joe's desire for the Mynd to learn from private reflection while keeping private material private. ## Relationship Over Time This note should mature as Joe and Codex test private-source work and learn what creates clarity without exposure, over-processing, or false certainty. ## Links - [[Source Of Meaning]] - [[Alignment]] - [[Decision]] - [[Relational Action]] - [[Obsidian Publish Plan]] - Private Drafts ## Tensions Private material can be the most meaningful source and the easiest source to mishandle. The distillation should preserve learning while reducing exposure. ## Question What can this private source teach the public meaning without exposing the private source?