Principlev1PR-1506
Create physical bridges—brief, concrete micro-behaviors…
Create physical bridges—brief, concrete micro-behaviors requiring no thought—that connect the end of one link to the start of the next, filling attentional gaps where competing behaviors could enter.
Why This Is a Principle
This derives from Attention as Gate to Conscious Perception (attention is capacity-limited, creating perceptual blindness), Behavior requires an initiating signal to occur… (behavior requires initiating signal), Behavior follows the path of least resistance due… (behavior follows path of least resistance), and Habits as Context-Response Associations (habit formation). The principle prescribes a specific transition-smoothing technique: insert fast, physical, reliable reflex actions at seams to bridge the gap without leaving space for deliberation or competing behaviors. It's actionable across any behavioral chain with problematic transitions.