Principlev1
Design interventions at the earliest possible point in the
Design interventions at the earliest possible point in the desire-behavior cascade — situation selection is cheaper than response inhibition.
Why This Is a Principle
Derives from Directed Attention as Depletable Resource (willpower is finite and depletes), Automaticity Without Conscious Control (automatic processes are effortless), and Cognition Operates Through Dual Processing Systems (System 1 vs System 2 characteristics). The principle prescribes intervening upstream in behavioral sequences, which is actionable strategy, not foundational fact.