Principlev1

Design tasks to activate curiosity by framing them as

Design tasks to activate curiosity by framing them as investigations with specific knowledge gaps rather than obligations to complete.

Why This Is a Principle

This is a derived principle, not an axiom. It follows from Goals as Perceptual Filters (goals function as perceptual filters), Satisfying the psychological needs of autonomy, competence, (autonomy/competence/relatedness drive intrinsic motivation), and the curiosity-as-information-gap framework. It's actionable (tells you HOW to design tasks), general (applies across task types), and prescriptive (derived from descriptive truths about motivation).

Source Lessons

L-0072

Curiosity directs attention naturally

When genuinely curious you focus effortlessly — use this as a task design principle.

L-0032

Questions are atomic too

A well-formed question is as valuable an atom as a well-formed answer.

Connections

Derived From (5)

AxiomGoals as Perceptual Filters AxiomConstructivist Epistemology AxiomSatisfying the psychological needs of autonomy, competence,AxiomHuman motivation exists on a spectrum from controlled to AxiomWhen a habit forms, neural activity spikes at the cue and

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