P3 · CHAPTER 21 · EVIDENCE AUDIT
Evidence audit for “Building Things That Compound”
Audit “Building Things That Compound” by separating its opening thesis from the evidence needed to support it. The goal is not agreement; it is a traceable judgment that can change.
WORKBOOK SEQUENCE
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Rewrite this thesis as a claim that could be wrong: Trade hours for assets. The early years are for planting things that keep paying long after you stop touching them.
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For each section signal—Income Ends When You Stop; The New Asset Classes; Owning Beats Renting; Make Today Keep Working Tomorrow; The Printing Press Was Not Just Faster Writing; Small Assets Become Large Systems; Build for Use, Not Display; The Portfolio Mindset; Maintenance Is Part of the Asset; The Human Part of Compounding; The Early Advantage—name the strongest primary source and the strongest counterexample you would seek.
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Record source date, scope, incentives and whether the evidence describes a demo, repeated deployment or measured outcome.
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Write an update rule: what new observation would materially weaken or strengthen the thesis?
EXPECTED OUTPUT
Leave with a decision artifact.
A one-page evidence ledger with claim, supporting source, counterevidence, confidence and next review date.