Continuum Atlas · Cognitive Map
The Fog Corridor
The Fog Corridor is where things get sticky: confusion, tool lies, brain static, and logic that used to make sense but suddenly doesn't. This chamber doesn't pretend the fog isn't real—it gives you language, patterns, and counter-moves to walk through it without losing yourself.
Common Fog Patterns
Each pattern is a recognizable state: a way your mind, your tools, or both, can drag you off course. Naming them makes them easier to spot—and easier to dismantle.
Tool Confusion
When the tools start lying or talking in circles.
Copilot hallucinations, unclear error messages, conflicting instructions between tools, and logs that feel like riddles.
Mental Fog
When your brain feels like it's running in low visibility mode.
ADHD haze, overwhelm, looping thoughts, staring at the same line of code and absorbing nothing.
Miscommunication
When human intent and machine response are out of phase.
You say X, the AI hears Y. You think one thing is broken, but the real issue is somewhere else entirely.
Spiral & Loop
When you keep trying fixes that don't move anything forward.
Repeating the same commands, re-reading the same docs, restarting the same process without a new hypothesis.
How this corridor is meant to be used
When you feel stuck, foggy, or like the machines are conspiring against you, you don't have to "try harder." You identify the pattern you're in and follow the counter-moves. The goal isn't to never glitch—it's to recover quickly and keep building the empire anyway.