Principlev1

Pre-commit to decisions during moments of clarity to

Pre-commit to decisions during moments of clarity to eliminate choice points during moments of vulnerability when hyperbolic discounting predictably reverses preferences.

Why This Is a Principle

Derives from Humans discount future rewards hyperbolically rather than (hyperbolic discounting) and Human memory under stress and cognitive load is unreliable (memory under stress/load is unreliable for executing intentions). This is the Ulysses contract principle—binding future self before temptation arrives. Prescriptive, actionable (make decisions in advance), and general (applies to any context with predictable preference reversal).

Source Lessons

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Attention follows intention

Your attention goes where your intention already pointed it. Decide what to focus on before you start, and your perceptual system reorganizes around that decision — filtering, prioritizing, and surfacing what matters while suppressing what does not.

Connections

Derived From (2)

AxiomHuman memory under stress and cognitive load is unreliable AxiomHumans discount future rewards hyperbolically rather than

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