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Design optimization sessions to create moderate activation…
Design optimization sessions to create moderate activation pressure through deadlines—too little produces apathy, too much produces anxiety, optimal performance occurs between these extremes.
Why This Is a Principle
This directly applies the Yerkes-Dodson law (Cognitive performance follows an inverted-U relationship…) to optimization session design. The axiom describes the inverted-U relationship between arousal and performance; the principle prescribes using time boundaries to create the optimal arousal level.