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# A proof file is institutional memory for a person....
> A proof file is institutional memory for a person. Press mentions, completed projects, testimonials, images, introductions, contracts, and records of service preserve evidence that human memory and platform timelines will otherwise lose.
**Source:** [[livestreams/Long-Term Strategy, Social Capital, and Delayed Gratification - Workbook|Long-Term Strategy, Social Capital, and Delayed Gratification]]
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“A proof file is institutional memory for a person. Press mentions, completed projects, testimonials, images, introductions, contracts, and records of service preserve evidence that human memory and platform timelines will otherwise lose.”
— Bryant McGill
https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-proof-file-institutional-timelines-otherwise-lose
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