Invest in preventing error-producing conditions rather than

Why This Is a Principle

This principle derives from Directed Attention as Depletable Resource (finite cognitive resources), The behavior of a system arises from its structure, not from (system behavior arises from structure), and Every system is perfectly designed to get the results it (systems are designed to get their results). It prescribes a strategic allocation: reduce error rate at source rather than increasing correction efficiency. This follows from multiple axioms about costs and system design but is itself a design principle, not a base truth.