Principlev1
Design commitment mechanisms during cold cognitive states to
Design commitment mechanisms during cold cognitive states to constrain behavior during hot cognitive states.
Why This Is a Principle
This PRINCIPLE follows from Humans discount future rewards hyperbolically rather than (hyperbolic discounting), The human brain treats the future self as neurologically (future self neurologically distinct), People in different emotional states cannot accurately (people in different emotional states can't simulate other states), and Under acute stress, the prefrontal cortex degrades in (stress degrades prefrontal function). It prescribes WHEN to make binding decisions (cold state to bind hot state) rather than describing the state-dependence itself.