Cognitive Scaffold

Preparing your thinking workspace

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MENTAL MODEL · M2906

Dérive

Dérive
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Version 1.0.0 · Updated 2026-07-30

CORE DEFINITION

An urban performance art. Abandon all motives (such as work, shopping), let the city's geography and architectural atmosphere attract you, and randomly wander through the streets to reconstruct the psychological experience of the city.

SCAFFOLDING EFFECT

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Reduce cognitive load

- Inspiration gathering: When your thinking is exhausted, don't sit at your desk. Go for a 'drift'. Wander aimlessly, break the habitual path, and let the unexpected strike you.

anchor

Anchor fast decisions

System state or distribution slowly deviates from the original setting/baseline over time, often due to lack of calibration, environmental changes, or missing feedback, and can accumulate quietly until instability.

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