The idea in practice

A preference is useful because it reflects you now. An assistant that repeats an obsolete detail can create more work than one that asks a precise question, so correction belongs at the center of the memory experience.

Try the distinction on a real task

This is an illustrative request, not a customer result or a promise that every connected service supports every step.

I no longer want afternoon calls. Use mornings for work meetings and leave my other preferences unchanged.

How to apply it

  • State a concrete correction
  • Review the saved interpretation
  • Test a later relevant task

What to check

Look for the current instruction in the result, not a recital of the old note.

A mistake to avoid

Do not confuse remembering more with remembering what is useful.

Using Bris for this work

Bris is designed to carry useful preferences into later work. Tell it what should stay relevant, correct details when they change, and ask what it remembers before relying on an important constraint. A remembered preference is context; it is not permission to send, book or buy.