Principlev1
Design default settings to serve your values rather than
Design default settings to serve your values rather than accepting defaults designed by others for their purposes.
Why This Is a Principle
This is a principle derived from People disproportionately stick with default options even (default option bias), Default options determine behavior more reliably than (defaults determine behavior), and There is no neutral way to present choices - every (choice presentation influences outcomes). It prescribes ACTION: actively design your defaults. It's general enough to apply across domains (technology, workspace, habits) and actionable (tells you to audit and redesign defaults). Not an axiom (it's derived from default effects) and not a rule (too general to be context-specific).