Principlev1

Deliberately release commitments rather than let them slip

Deliberately release commitments rather than let them slip quietly to close cognitive loops and recover mental resources.

Why This Is a Principle

Derives from Open-Loop Cognitive Cost (Zeigarnik) (unresolved commitments consume working memory as persistent processes). This prescribes explicit commitment release rather than passive abandonment because only deliberate closure stops the background processing. It's a specific intervention derived from how cognitive loops work.

Source Lessons

L-0669

The commitment budget

You have a limited capacity for active commitments — track them like a budget.

Connections

Derived From (2)

AxiomWorking Memory Capacity Limit AxiomOpen-Loop Cognitive Cost (Zeigarnik)

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