Principlev1
Assign fixed time budgets to decisions proportional to their
Assign fixed time budgets to decisions proportional to their irreversibility and consequence magnitude, not to their subjective complexity or anxiety level.
Why This Is a Principle
This PRINCIPLE derives from Directed Attention as Depletable Resource (finite cognitive resources), Human beings make decisions under conditions of incomplete (bounded rationality), Human attentional systems evolved to prioritize signals with (attentional systems prioritize immediacy), and Emotion as Systematic Cognitive Modulator (emotions distort judgment). It prescribes HOW to allocate time (by objective factors not subjective ones) rather than stating that time allocation matters.