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Design every habit with a degraded mode that preserves the
Design every habit with a degraded mode that preserves the behavior during low-capacity periods rather than allowing complete gaps that reset automaticity.
Why This Is a Principle
This principle applies the axioms that cognitive resources deplete (Directed Attention as Depletable Resource), habit automaticity develops logarithmically (Habit automaticity develops along a logarithmic curve —), and memory is unreliable under stress (Human memory under stress and cognitive load is unreliable) to prescribe graceful degradation in habit systems. It's actionable guidance derived from these foundational truths about human capacity limits.