Lore
The stories ARCS is built on, each filed with a verdict. A story may be told before it is cited, and every entry names the test that would retire it. When the test runs, the verdict changes; the story stays on the page.
Short answer. Lore is a series of the stories ARCS is built on. Each one is filed with a verdict: true, a durable myth, an old wives' tale, or undecided. An undecided story may be told but not cited, and each entry names the test that would decide it.
The index
- No. 1 · In progressThe Exoskeleton
Why every ARCS instrument maps to an executive-function job, and the test that will say whether it helps a mind finish, not only start.
- No. 2 · 2026-10 · Verdict undecidedThe Gap
What people say, what they do, and the two opposite rules ARCS keeps about the distance between them.
Questions
What is the Lore series?
Lore is a series of the stories ARCS is built on. Each one is filed with a verdict: true, a durable myth, an old wives' tale, or undecided. An undecided story may be told but not cited, and each entry names the test that would decide it.
Why file a story with a verdict?
Because a story repeated often enough starts to feel like evidence. Filing it with a verdict and a falsifier keeps the telling honest: the story stays on the page, and the verdict changes when the test runs.
Other series
Receipts: good.arcs.care/series/receipts · Notes from the Trenches: good.arcs.care/blog/nftt