Principlev1
Distinguish artificial urgency from genuine time constraints
Distinguish artificial urgency from genuine time constraints by asking what concrete, significant cost would result from taking more time — if the cost is social rather than material, the time pressure is manufactured.
Why This Is a Principle
Derives from Human attentional systems evolved to prioritize signals with (attentional systems prioritize immediacy over importance) and Behavior requires an initiating signal to occur at a (behavior requires initiating signal). This principle provides diagnostic criteria for evaluating whether time pressure is legitimate constraint or manufactured urgency.