Principlev1

Design interventions to replace the routine triggered by a

Design interventions to replace the routine triggered by a cue while preserving both the cue and the reward, rather than attempting to eliminate the trigger or suppress the behavior directly.

Why This Is a Principle

This derives from Habits as Context-Response Associations (habit formation through context-response-reward associations) and When a habit forms, neural activity spikes at the cue and (neural activity patterns in habit formation). The principle prescribes a specific approach to behavior change that follows from the axiom that habits operate through cue-routine-reward loops. It's actionable across contexts and general enough to apply to any habitual pattern, making it a principle rather than a context-specific rule.

Source Lessons

L-0106

Triggers precede patterns

Every pattern has a trigger — identifying the trigger is the key to changing the pattern.

Connections

Derived From (3)

AxiomDirected Attention as Depletable Resource AxiomHabits as Context-Response Associations AxiomWhen a habit forms, neural activity spikes at the cue and

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