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Differentiate whether suffering points toward actionable
Differentiate whether suffering points toward actionable problems (candidates for motivation), unchangeable conditions (candidates for acceptance), or capacity gaps (candidates for skill development) before converting it into drive.
Why This Is a Principle
Derives from The performance of an agent is bounded by the accuracy of (world model accuracy bounds performance) and Human beings make decisions under conditions of incomplete (bounded rationality). The lesson's 'calibrating the motivational signal' section describes three conditions for suffering-as-motivation fitness. This is a decision-making principle for allocating response based on problem structure, following from the axiom that action requires accurate assessment of what can be changed.