Axiomempiricalv1
Humans systematically prefer to be consistent with their
Humans systematically prefer to be consistent with their previous active, public, and effortful commitments.
Why This Is an Axiom
This is Cialdini's commitment-consistency principle—an empirical finding about human behavior patterns. It's the mechanistic basis for why commitment devices work. Related to but distinct from dissonance theory—it's about behavioral consistency preferences.