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How to ThinkIn the Age of AI
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Create pre-committed decision rules for recurring…

Create pre-committed decision rules for recurring, low-to-moderate consequence situations to eliminate deliberation at every instance while preserving judgment for novel cases.

Why This Is a Principle

Derives from Directed Attention as Depletable Resource (executive function is finite), Human memory under stress and cognitive load is unreliable… (memory under stress unreliable for executing intended behaviors), and Behavior requires an initiating signal to occur… (behavior requires initiating signal). This prescribes rule creation as a pre-commitment strategy, which is actionable guidance derived from axioms about cognitive limitations and behavioral triggers.