This book uses semantic versioning. Major versions (1.0, 2.0) indicate structural reorganization — changed ordering, a changed argument, significant expansion or contraction. Minor versions (0.1, 0.2, 0.3) indicate new content or revisions within the existing structure.
Current version: 0.3
0.1 — Initial draft. Fifteen chapters in five parts, plus front matter and four appendices. Written in April 2026.
0.2 — Full revision of all chapters. Prose tightened, redundancies removed, voice made consistent. Cross-references strengthened. Noun Trap augmented with "The Little People in Your Head" section. Pattern vs. Habit sharpened.
0.3 — Second revision pass. Epistemic frame purified — remaining advice-tone removed, hedge phrases eliminated. Sharper openings for all chapters. Tighter prose, more memorable summaries. Temporal references removed for timelessness. All chapters reviewed for consistency with the book's core claim: that description, not prescription, is the shift.
As the book evolves, this version history tracks what changed and why. Not every comma, but the pattern of the book itself — responsive, revisable, not fixed.